A visit to the Oliff 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 Oliff Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oliff Cemetery:
32.4921, -82.0926
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oliff Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oliff Cemetery is located in Candler County<2>.
The county seat for Candler County is located in Metter. Metter lies just to the south southeast of the Oliff Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oliff Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Oliff Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oliff Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lanier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lanier Cemetery is located in Candler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanier Cemetery
- Dekle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Dekle Cemetery is located in Candler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dekle Cemetery
- Old Beulah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Old Beulah Cemetery is located in Candler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Beulah Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Candler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Cowart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cowart Cemetery is located in Candler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowart Cemetery
- El Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The El Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Candler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery
- The El Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- El Bethel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33778 <5>
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Candler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Thain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Thain Cemetery is located in Candler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thain Cemetery
- Sand Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sand Ridge Cemetery is located in Candler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge Cemetery
- Hendrix & Welsh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Twin City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Twin City Cemetery is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin City Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- St. Matthew Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Matthew Cemetery is located in Candler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthew Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Roundtree Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Twin City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Twin City Cemetery is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin City Cemetery
- The Twin City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Whetsell Cemetery
- Stillmore Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Stillmore Cemetery is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillmore Cemetery
- Stripling Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Stripling Cemetery is located in Candler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stripling Cemetery
- Buie Family Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Buie Family Cemetery is located in Candler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buie Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Buie Family Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the east of Metter.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2177368 <5>
- Nichols Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Mincy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Mincy Cemetery is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mincy Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Oliff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oliff Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Metter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stillmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Twin City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Aaron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Aaron is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aaron
- Portal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Garfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pulaski
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cobbtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cobbtown is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobbtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 342 people
- Former name for Cobbtown:
- Cobb Town
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobbtown <6>
- Register
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nunez
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oak Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Swainsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Statesboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Blun
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Blun is located in Emanuel County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blun
- Olde Towne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Olde Towne is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olde Towne
- Clito
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Clito is located in Bulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clito
- Rocky Ford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Scarboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Scarboro is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarboro
- Emmalane
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Emmalane is located in Jenkins County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmalane
- Summertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
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 Oliff Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Candler County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oliff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Statesboro
- Stillmore
- Swainsboro
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 Oliff Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Candler 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 Oliff Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #320042 (Oliff Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #320042 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: Candler
- Est. Elev: 67 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Metter
- Location given for Oliff Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.4921097 Lon: -82.0926211
- 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 Candler, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oliff 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |