A visit to the Pecan 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 Pecan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pecan Cemetery:
31.6404, -84.9883
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pecan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pecan Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Fort Gaines. Fort Gaines lies just to the west southwest of the Pecan Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pecan Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pecan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pecan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Singletary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Singletary Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singletary Cemetery
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Campground Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Campground Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Judson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Judson Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson Cemetery
- Ft. Gaines Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ft. Gaines Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Gaines Cemetery
- New Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The New Park Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Park Cemetery
- Wesley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Wesley Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Vilulah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Vilulah Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilulah Cemetery
- New Lowell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The New Lowell Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lowell Cemetery
- Shorterville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Shorterville Cemetery is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville Cemetery
- Bryant - Neves Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Midway Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Old Judson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Old Judson Cemetery is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Judson Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Pecan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pecan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fort Gaines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oketeyeconne ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oketeyeconne is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketeyeconne
- Bellville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bellville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Estimated population in 2019: 118 people
- Coleman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shorterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shorterville is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
- Bluffton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hatcher
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hatcher is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
- Screamer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Screamer is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Cuthbert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Edison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Abbeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Graball
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Graball is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Former names for Graball:
- Hart's Crossroads
- Hudspeth's Crossroads
- Bancroft
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bancroft is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Haleburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Haleburg is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Blakely
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Georgetown
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown is located in Quitman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Oakey Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Oakey Grove is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Grove
- Eufaula
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Arlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bakerhill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bakerhill is located in Barbour County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Capps
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Capps is located in Henry County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps
- Cotton Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Hill is located in Barbour County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
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 Pecan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pecan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abbeville
- Blakely
- Cuthbert
- Edison
- Eufaula
- Fort Gaines
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Pecan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 Pecan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #344834 (Pecan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #344834 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 63 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Coleman
- Location given for Pecan Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.6404449 Lon: -84.9882599
- 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 Clay, 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- Pecan 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |