A visit to the New Home 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 New Home Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the New Home Cemetery:
31.4388, -82.1048
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the New Home Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The New Home Cemetery is located in Pierce County<2>.
The county seat for Pierce County is located in Blackshear. Blackshear lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southwest of the New Home Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the New Home 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 New Home Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from New Home Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Foster Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Clay Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Clay Hill Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Hill Cemetery
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek Cemetery
- Offerman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Offerman Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Offerman Cemetery
- Aspinwall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Aspinwall Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspinwall Cemetery
- Tyre Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Tyre Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyre Cemetery
- Gethsemane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ashley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Ashley Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley Cemetery
- Moody Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Moody Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- Bird Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bird Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Cemetery
- Thornton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Thornton Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Cemetery
- Bristol Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Bristol Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristol Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Strickland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Strickland Cemetery is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland Cemetery
- Duck Pond Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Duck Pond Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Pond Cemetery
- Screven Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Screven Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screven Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bennett Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Screven.
- Smiths Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Smiths Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Cemetery
- Old Ritch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Old Ritch Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ritch Cemetery
- Martha Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rogers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the New Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from New Home Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Offerman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Patterson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Screven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bristol
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mershon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hortense
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blackshear
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coffee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Coffee is located in Bacon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee
- Odum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hoboken
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Nahunta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jesup
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Sunnyside
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Ware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Jamestown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown is located in Ware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Surrency
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pendarvis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Pendarvis is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendarvis
- Estimated population in 2019: 562 people
- Waycross
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Doctortown
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Doctortown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctortown
- Madray Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Madray Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madray Springs
- Winona Park
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Winona Park is located in Ware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona Park
- Deenwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Deenwood is located in Ware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deenwood
- Alma
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
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 Home Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pierce County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The New Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alma
- Alma lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the New Home Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alma.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Blackshear
- Jesup
- Nahunta
- Odum
- Odum lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the New Home Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Odum.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odum
- Patterson
- Waycross
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 New Home Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Pierce 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 New Home Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #349077 (New Home Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #349077 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: Pierce
- Est. Elev: 36 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Screven
- Location given for New Home Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.4388259 Lon: -82.1048405
- 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 Pierce, 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- New Home 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. |
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