A visit to the Mossy Grove 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 Mossy Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mossy Grove Cemetery:
31.5763, -84.3691
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mossy Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mossy Grove Cemetery is located in Dougherty County<2>.
The county seat for Dougherty County is located in Albany. Albany lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east of the Mossy Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mossy Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Mossy Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mossy Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Kiokee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Kiokee Cemetery is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiokee Cemetery
- Houston Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- Whitehill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Whitehill Cemetery is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehill Cemetery
- Chickasawhatchee Baptist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chickasawhatchee Methodist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Conley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Conley Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley Cemetery
- Tarva Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Tarva Cemetery is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarva Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Collier Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- St. Marys Land Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leary City Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Floral Memory Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Floral Memory Gardens is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floral Memory Gardens
- Crown Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Crown Hill Cemetery is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Hill Cemetery
- Palmyra Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Palmyra Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mossy Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mossy Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Holt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Holt is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Sasser
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Leary
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- West Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- West Town is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Town
- Colonial Place
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Colonial Place is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Place
- Albany
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Palmyra
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Palmyra is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Morgan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Elon Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Elon Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elon Village
- Colonial Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Colonial Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
- East Towne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- East Towne is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Towne
- Dawson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Five Points
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Williamsburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Williamsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Eleanor Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Eleanor Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor Village
- Tompkins Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tompkins Village is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Village
- Turner City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Turner City is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner City
- Leesburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Milford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Milford is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Putney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- De Witt
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- De Witt is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Witt
- Population from the 2010 Census: 154 people
- Bronwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Baconton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pecan City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Pecan City is located in Dougherty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan City
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 Mossy Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dougherty County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mossy Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Albany
- Dawson
- Leary
- Leesburg
- Newton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Mossy Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Dougherty 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 Mossy Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1671174 (Mossy Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1671174 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: Dougherty
- Est. Elev: 66 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pretoria
- Location given for Mossy Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.5762839 Lon: -84.3690784
- 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 Dougherty, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Mossy Grove 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. |