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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mars Hill Cemetery

Lat:   30.9971°   (30° 59' 49")

Lon:   -84.3880°   (-84° 23' 16")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Travelers Rest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Travelers Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Travelers Rest Cemetery is located in Grady County
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Grady County
  • Brock Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brock Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brock Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • Union Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Springs Cemetery is located in Grady County
  • Springhill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springhill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Springhill Cemetery is located in Grady County
  • Poplar Springs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poplar Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poplar Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Poplar Springs Cemetery is located in Grady County
  • Arline Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arline Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arline Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Arline Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • Trinity Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Trinity Cemetery is located in Grady County
  • Maxwell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maxwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maxwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Grady County
  • New Fountainhead Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Fountainhead Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Fountainhead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Fountainhead Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • Fleatown Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fleatown Cemetery
    • The Fleatown Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fleatown Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Climax.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33954 <5>
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thomas Cemetery is located in Grady County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Sweetwater Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sweetwater Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sweetwater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sweetwater Cemetery is located in Grady County
    • Union Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Mitchell County
    • Whigham Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whigham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whigham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Whigham Cemetery is located in Grady County
    • Live Oak Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Live Oak Cemetery
      • The Live Oak Cemetery is located in Grady County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Live Oak Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southeast 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Level Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Level Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine Level Cemetery is located in Grady County
    • Dollar Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dollar Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dollar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dollar Cemetery is located in Grady County
    • Mizpah Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mizpah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mizpah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mizpah Cemetery is located in Grady County
    • Wilder Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilder Cemetery
      • The Wilder Cemetery is located in Grady County

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
    • Vada is located in Decatur County
    • 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lamar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
    • Lamar is located in Baker County
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
    • Spence is located in Grady County
  • Woodland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Woodland is located in Grady County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 353 people
  • Greenwood ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Greenwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Greenwood is located in Mitchell County
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Midway is located in Grady County
  • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mimsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimsville
      • Mimsville is located in Baker County
    • Ochlocknee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ochlocknee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochlocknee
      • Ochlocknee is located in Thomas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ochlocknee <6>
    • Camilla
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Boykin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
      • Boykin is located in Miller County
    • Brinson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Anna
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Anna. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
      • Anna is located in Baker County
    • Faceville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faceville
      • Faceville is located in Decatur County
    • 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
    • Pelham lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Mars Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pelham.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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:

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: GNIS record #317710 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Climax North
    • County: Decatur         Elev: 48
    • Location given for GNIS #317710 (Mars Hill Cemetery)

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Mars Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.9971, Longitude: -84.3880       In this case, the coordinates for the Mars Hill Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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