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A visit to the Old Field 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 Old Field Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Field 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 Old Field Cemetery

Lat:   31.8227°   (31° 49' 21")

Lon:   -82.2965°   (-82° 17' 47")

The Old Field Cemetery is located in Appling County<2>.

The county seat for Appling County is located in Baxley. Baxley lies just to the southwest of the Old Field Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Old Field Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Omega Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Omega Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Omega Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Omega Cemetery is located in Appling County
  • Carter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Carter Cemetery is located in Appling County
  • Appling Memorial Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Appling Memorial Cemetery
    • The Appling Memorial Cemetery is located in Appling County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Appling Memorial Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Baxley.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #32579 <5>
  • Moody Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moody Cemetery
    • The Moody Cemetery is located in Appling County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Moody Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Baxley.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35419 <5>
  • Sellers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sellers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sellers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sellers Cemetery is located in Appling County
  • Joyner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joyner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Joyner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Joyner Cemetery is located in Appling County
  • Moody Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moody Cemetery
    • The Moody Cemetery is located in Appling County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Moody Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of Baxley.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35420 <5>
  • Benton Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Benton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Benton Cemetery is located in Appling County
  • Baxley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baxley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baxley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Baxley Cemetery is located in Appling County
  • Tillman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tillman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tillman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tillman Cemetery is located in Appling County
  • Yeoman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yeoman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yeoman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Yeoman Cemetery is located in Appling County
  • Bell Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bell Cemetery is located in Appling County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Deen Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Deen Cemetery is located in Appling County
    • Old Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Appling County
    • Deen Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Deen Cemetery is located in Appling County
    • Sellers Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sellers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sellers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sellers Cemetery is located in Appling County
    • Crosby Chapel UMC Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crosby Chapel UMC Cemetery
      • The Crosby Chapel UMC Cemetery is located in Appling County
      • The Crosby Chapel UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Crosby Cemetery
    • Lynn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lynn Cemetery is located in Appling County
    • Graham Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Graham Cemetery is located in Appling County
    • Surrency Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Surrency Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
      • The Surrency Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Appling County
      • The Surrency Grove Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Morris Still Cemetery
    • Surrency Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Surrency Cemetery
      • The Surrency Cemetery is located in Appling County
    • Davis Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in Appling County
    • Woods Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Woods Cemetery is located in Appling County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Old Field Cemetery.

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

  • Baxley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Surrency
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Graham
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • Graham is located in Appling County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Cedar Crossing
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crossing
    • Cedar Crossing is located in Toombs County
  • Hazlehurst
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Rock Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
    • Rock Springs is located in Toombs County
  • Odum
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Madray Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madray Springs
    • Madray Springs is located in Wayne County
  • Uvalda
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Alston
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Reidsville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
    • Reidsville is located in Tattnall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,665 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reidsville <6>
  • Alma
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
    • Alma is located in Bacon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,336 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <6>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Coffee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee
      • Coffee is located in Bacon County
    • Glennville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Lumber City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumber City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City
      • Lumber City is located in Telfair County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lumber City <6>
    • Lumber City Ferry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lumber City Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City Ferry
      • Lumber City Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 1,257 people
    • Denton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Mershon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Petross
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petross. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petross
      • Petross is located in Montgomery County
    • Santa Claus
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Santa Claus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Santa Claus
      • Santa Claus is located in Toombs County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
    • Ohoopee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohoopee
      • Ohoopee is located in Toombs County
    • Bristol
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Donald
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
      • Donald is located in Long County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,466 people
    • Collins
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lyons
      (26 miles [41.8 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 Old Field Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Appling County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Old Field 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 Old Field Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #319978  (Old Field Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #319978 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: Baxley
    • County: Appling         Elev: 60
    • Location given for GNIS #319978 (Old Field Cemetery)

The official website for Appling County: www.baxley.org/site/

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 Appling, 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 Old Field Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8227, Longitude: -82.2965       In this case, the coordinates for the Old Field 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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