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A visit to the Murphy 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 Murphy Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   31.0947°   (31° 5' 40")

Lon:   -83.8427°   (-83° 50' 33")

The Murphy Cemetery is located in Colquitt County<1>.

The county seat for Colquitt County is located in Moultrie. Moultrie lies just to the north northeast of the Murphy Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> of the Murphy Cemetery.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Murphy Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • County Line Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the County Line Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the County Line Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The County Line Cemetery is located in Thomas County
  • Pinecrest Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinecrest Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinecrest Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pinecrest Memorial Cemetery is located in Colquitt County
  • West View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Ochlocknee Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Ochlocknee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Ochlocknee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Big Ochlocknee Cemetery is located in Thomas County
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Thomas County
  • Enon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Enon Cemetery is located in Thomas County
  • Strong Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strong Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strong Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Strong Cemetery is located in Colquitt County
  • Suncrest Memorial Gardens
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Suncrest Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Suncrest Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Suncrest Memorial Gardens is located in Colquitt County
  • White Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The White Cemetery is located in Thomas County
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Thomas County
  • Prosperity Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Colquitt County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Bridge Creek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bridge Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bridge Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bridge Creek Cemetery is located in Colquitt County
    • Union Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Creek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Big Creek Cemetery is located in Thomas County
    • Gandy Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gandy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gandy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gandy Cemetery is located in Thomas County
    • Lasseter Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lasseter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lasseter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lasseter Cemetery is located in Thomas County
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Thomas County
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Colquitt County
    • Providence Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Providence Cemetery is located in Thomas County
    • Wilson Cemetery #1
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery #1
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery #1 have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wilson Cemetery #1 is located in Thomas County
    • Kennedy Chapel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kennedy Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kennedy Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kennedy Chapel Cemetery is located in Thomas 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]<2> of the Murphy Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Murphy Cemetery, with the nearest first.

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 Murphy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Colquitt County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Murphy Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Boston
  • Coolidge
  • Doerun
    • Doerun lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Murphy Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Doerun.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doerun
  • Meigs
  • Moultrie
  • Pavo
    • Pavo lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Murphy Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pavo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavo
  • 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 professional and volunteer 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 Murphy 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 Murphy Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #319155  (Murphy Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #319155 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: Coolidge
    • County: Colquitt         Elev: 83
    • Location given for GNIS #319155 (Murphy Cemetery)

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Colquitt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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 Murphy Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0947, Longitude: -83.8427    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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