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A visit to the Old Ritch 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 Ritch Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   31.5602°   (31° 33' 36")

Lon:   -82.1235°   (-82° 7' 24")

The Old Ritch Cemetery is located in Wayne County<2>.

The county seat for Wayne County is located in Jesup. Jesup lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Old Ritch Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Old Ritch Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Griffis Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griffis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Griffis Cemetery is located in Appling County
  • Smiths Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smiths Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smiths Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smiths Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Williamson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williamson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williamson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Williamson Cemetery is located in Appling County
  • Dixon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dixon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dixon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dixon Cemetery is located in Appling County
  • Thornton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thornton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thornton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thornton Cemetery is located in Wayne County
  • Milikin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milikin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milikin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Milikin Cemetery is located in Appling County
  • Patterson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patterson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Patterson Cemetery is located in Appling County
  • Martha Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Martha Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Martha Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Martha Memorial Cemetery is located in Pierce County
  • Ashley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ashley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ashley Cemetery is located in Pierce County
  • Aspinwall Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aspinwall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aspinwall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Aspinwall Cemetery is located in Pierce County
  • Clay Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clay Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clay Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clay Hill Cemetery is located in Pierce County
  • Foster Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Foster Cemetery is located in Pierce County
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bennett Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bennett Cemetery
      • The Bennett Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bennett Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Screven.
    • Paulk Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paulk Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paulk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Paulk Cemetery is located in Appling County
    • Jesus Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jesus Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jesus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jesus Cemetery is located in Bacon County
    • Bird Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bird Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bird Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bird Cemetery is located in Pierce County
    • Tyre Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tyre Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tyre Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Tyre Cemetery is located in Pierce County
    • Mill Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mill Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mill Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in Pierce County
    • Screven Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Screven Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Screven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Screven Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Overstreet Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Overstreet Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Overstreet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Overstreet Cemetery is located in Appling County
    • Memorial Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
      • The Memorial Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Appling County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the north of Surrency.
      • The Memorial Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Memorial Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960031 <5>
    • Moody Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north of Surrency.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35425 <5>
    • Carters Chapel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carters Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carters Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carters Chapel Cemetery is located in Bacon County
    • New Home Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Home Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Home Cemetery is located in Pierce County
    • Joiner Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joiner Cemetery
      • The Joiner Cemetery is located in Wayne County
    • Odum City Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odum City Cemetery
      • The Odum City Cemetery is located in Wayne County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Old Ritch Cemetery.

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

  • Screven
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bristol
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Odum
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mershon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Offerman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Coffee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee
    • Coffee is located in Bacon County
  • Patterson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Surrency
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jesup
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Madray Springs
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madray Springs
    • Madray Springs is located in Wayne County
  • Blackshear
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Hortense
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Doctortown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doctortown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctortown
      • Doctortown is located in Wayne County
    • Alma
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Baxley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Pendarvis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pendarvis. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendarvis
      • Pendarvis is located in Wayne County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 562 people

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 Ritch Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wayne County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Alma
    • Alma lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Old Ritch Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alma.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
  • Baxley
  • Blackshear
  • Glennville
  • Jesup
    • Jesup lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Old Ritch Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Jesup.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesup
  • Ludowici
  • Nahunta
  • Odum
    • Odum lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Old Ritch 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 first turn to 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 Old Ritch 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 Ritch Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #320015  (Old Ritch Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #320015 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: Ritch
    • County: Wayne         Elev: 44
    • Location given for GNIS #320015 (Old Ritch Cemetery)

The official website for Wayne County: www.co.wayne.ga.us/

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 Wayne, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Old Ritch Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5602, Longitude: -82.1235       In this case, the coordinates for the Old Ritch 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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