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A visit to the Old Sailors Burying Ground ...

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 Old Sailors Burying Ground ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Sailors Burying Ground:

31.4333, -81.3215

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Sailors Burying Ground can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Old Sailors Burying Ground is located in McIntosh County<2>.

The county seat for McIntosh County is located in Darien. Darien lies just to the west southwest of the Old Sailors Burying Ground .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old Sailors Burying Ground.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Old Sailors Burying Ground.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Sailors Burying Ground, with the nearest first.

  • Behavior Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Behavior Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Behavior Cemetery
  • Hutchinson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Hutchinson Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson Cemetery
  • Hudson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Hudson Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
  • Cuthbert - Grant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • King Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The King Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
  • Powell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Powell Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
  • Hopkins - Belleville Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hopkins - Belleville Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkins - Belleville Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Hopkins - Belleville Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Crescent.
    • The Hopkins - Belleville Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Crescent Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Hopkins Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2164648 <5>
  • Whispering Pines Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Andrews Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
  • Troup Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • The Troup Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troup Cemetery
  • Upper Mill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Upper Mill Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Mill Cemetery
  • Butler Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Butler Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Indian Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Indian Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Julienton Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Julienton Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julienton Cemetery
    • Wallace Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Wallace Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
    • Contentment Plantation Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Buckley & O'Neal Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Robson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Robson Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robson Cemetery
    • Andrews Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Andrews Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andrews Cemetery
    • Churchill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Churchill Cemetery is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Old Sailors Burying Ground.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Sailors Burying Ground, with the nearest first:

  • Sapelo Island
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Valona
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Meridian
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Crescent
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Darien
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Shellman Bluff
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Credit Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Credit Hill is located in McIntosh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Credit Hill
  • Townsend
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • German Village
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • German Village is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for German Village
  • Altamaha Park
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Altamaha Park is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altamaha Park
  • Country Club Estates
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Country Club Estates is located in Glynn County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Estates
  • Sea Island
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Glynco
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Dock Junction
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Dock Junction is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Junction
    • Jewtown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jewtown is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewtown
    • Saint Simons Island
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Saint Simons
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Saint Simons is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Simons
    • Blythe Island
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Blythe Island is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blythe Island
      • Estimated population in 2019: 711 people
    • Brunswick
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • King City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • King City is located in Glynn County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King City
    • Riceboro
      (21 miles [33.8 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 Sailors Burying Ground. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in McIntosh County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Sailors Burying Ground.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Brunswick
  • Darien
    • Darien lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Old Sailors Burying Ground.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Darien.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darien

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 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 Sailors Burying Ground:

  • Pages specific to Georgia:
  • Pages specific to McIntosh 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 Old Sailors Burying Ground:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #356896  (Old Sailors Burying Ground)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #356896 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: McIntosh
      • Est. Elev: 0 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Doboy Sound
      • Location given for Old Sailors Burying Ground:
      • Lat: 31.4332798     Lon: -81.3214863
      • 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 McIntosh, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old Sailors Burying Ground) 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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