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A visit to the New Fountainhead Cemetery ...


The location of the New Fountainhead Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 New Fountainhead Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the New Fountainhead Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

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

Lat:   30.9477°   (30° 56' 51")

Lon:   -84.4991°   (-84° 29' 56")

The New Fountainhead Cemetery is located in Decatur County<2>.

The county seat for Decatur County is located in Bainbridge. Bainbridge lies just to the west southwest of the New Fountainhead Cemetery .

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 either 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 New Fountainhead Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Georgia:
  • Pages specific to Decatur County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the New Fountainhead Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the New Fountainhead Cemetery.

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

    • Bainbridge
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Climax
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fowlstown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Vada
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
      • Vada is located in Decatur County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 56,457 people
    • Whigham
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Attapulgus
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Lamar ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
      • Lamar is located in Baker County
    • Brinson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Faceville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faceville
      • Faceville is located in Decatur County
    • Boykin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
      • Boykin is located in Miller County
    • Calvary
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cairo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Greenwood ‑ Historic
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
        • Greenwood is located in Mitchell County
      • Iron City
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Midway
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
        • Midway is located in Grady County
      • Woodland
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
        • Woodland is located in Grady County
        • Estimated population in 2019: 353 people
      • Spence
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spence
        • Spence is located in Grady County
      • Colquitt
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Floydtown ‑ Historic
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floydtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floydtown
        • Floydtown is located in Miller County
      • Havana
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
        • Havana is located in Gadsden County (FL)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,695 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havana <4>
      • Anna
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
        • 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.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
        • Anna is located in Baker County

    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 New Fountainhead 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 New Fountainhead Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Bainbridge
    • Pelham
      • Pelham lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the New Fountainhead Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pelham.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the New Fountainhead Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens
    • Jonas Lobe Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jonas Lobe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jonas Lobe Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jonas Lobe Cemetery
    • Brock Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brock Cemetery
    • Oak City Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak City Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak City Cemetery
    • Lewis Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
    • Fleatown Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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 our Gazetteer entry for the Fleatown Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33954 <7>
    • Arline Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arline Cemetery
    • Samuel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Samuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Samuel Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Samuel Cemetery
    • Poplar Springs Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poplar Springs Cemetery
    • Travelers Rest Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • 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
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Travelers Rest Cemetery
    • Mars Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mars Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mars Hill Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mars Hill Cemetery
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Thompson Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #37357 <7>
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Cedar Grove Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
      • Union Springs Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • 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
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Springs Cemetery
      • Thomas Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • 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
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
      • Sweetwater Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • 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
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sweetwater Cemetery
      • New Hope Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
        • 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
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
      • Breedlove Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Breedlove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Breedlove Cemetery is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Breedlove Cemetery
      • Green Shade Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Shade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Green Shade Cemetery is located in Decatur County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Shade Cemetery
      • Magnolia Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Magnolia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Grady County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magnolia Cemetery
      • Whigham Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • 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
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whigham Cemetery
      • Woodlawn Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woodlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Woodlawn Cemetery is located in Grady County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woodlawn Cemetery
      • Trinity Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • 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
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Cemetery
      • Springhill Cemetery
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • 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
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springhill Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 New Fountainhead Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #344583  (New Fountainhead Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #344583 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: 40
      • Location given for GNIS #344583 (New Fountainhead 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' 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 New Fountainhead Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.9477, Longitude: -84.4991       In this case, the coordinates for the New Fountainhead Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.




 

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