A visit to the Mars Hill Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Mars Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mars Hill Cemetery:
30.9971, -84.3880
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mars Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mars Hill Cemetery is located in Decatur County<2>.
The county seat for Decatur County is located in Bainbridge. Bainbridge lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Mars Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mars Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Mars Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mars Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Travelers Rest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Brock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Brock Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Cemetery
- Union Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Springhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Springhill Cemetery is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Arline Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Arline Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arline Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Maxwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Cemetery
- New Fountainhead Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fleatown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Fleatown Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleatown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fleatown Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Climax.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33954 <5>
- Thomas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Sweetwater Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Sweetwater Cemetery is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Whigham Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Whigham Cemetery is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigham Cemetery
- Live Oak Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Live Oak Cemetery is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Live Oak Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Cairo.
- The Live Oak Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pine Level Annex Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35039 <5>
- Pine Level Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Pine Level Cemetery is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level Cemetery
- Dollar Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Dollar Cemetery is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar Cemetery
- Mizpah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Mizpah Cemetery is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mizpah Cemetery
- Wilder Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilder Cemetery is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilder Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Mars Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mars Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Vada
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Vada is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,457 people
- Climax
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Whigham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lamar ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lamar is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
- Bainbridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cairo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Spence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Spence is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
- Woodland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Woodland is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Estimated population in 2019: 353 people
- Greenwood ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Greenwood is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Fowlstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pelham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Midway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Midway is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Attapulgus
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Calvary
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Meigs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Mimsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mimsville is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimsville
- Ochlocknee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Camilla
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Boykin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Boykin is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Brinson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Anna
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Anna is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Faceville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Faceville is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faceville
- Cotton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Mars Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Decatur County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mars Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bainbridge
- Camilla
- Meigs
- Meigs lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Mars Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Meigs.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meigs
- Newton
- Pelham
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Mars Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Decatur County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Mars Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #317710 (Mars Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #317710 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Decatur
- Est. Elev: 48 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Climax North
- Location given for Mars Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.9971314 Lon: -84.387964
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Decatur, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mars Hill Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |