A visit to the Pierce Chapel African American Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Pierce Chapel African American Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Pierce Chapel African American Cemetery (FG ID #2377122).
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 Pierce Chapel African American Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pierce Chapel African American Cemetery:
32.5846, -84.9043
The Pierce Chapel African American Cemetery is located in Harris County<2>.
The county seat for Harris County is located in Hamilton. Hamilton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north of the Pierce Chapel African American Cemetery .
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Name Variations for Pierce Chapel African American Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Pierce Chapel African American Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Pierce Chapel African American Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pierce Chapel African American Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Rehobeth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Rehobeth Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth Cemetery
- Crawford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Water Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Water Shiloh Cemetery is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Shiloh Cemetery
- Mealing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mealing Cemetery is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mealing Cemetery
- Russel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Russel Cemetery is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russel Cemetery
- Jenkin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Jenkin Cemetery is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkin Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Willis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- Clowers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Clowers Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Bingham Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Biggers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greater Beallwood Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Parkhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ellerslie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Patrick Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Patrick Cemetery is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Cemetery
- Green Acres Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Green Acres Cemetery is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres Cemetery
- McFarlan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The McFarlan Cemetery is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlan Cemetery
- Bruce Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Bruce Cemetery is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pierce Chapel African American Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pierce Chapel African American Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fortson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Midland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cataula
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ellerslie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bibb City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bibb City is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibb City
- City Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- City Village is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Village
- Wynnton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Columbus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Upatoi
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Phenix City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Smith's Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fontaine Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fontaine Village is located in Russell County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontaine Village
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Baker Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Baker Village is located in Muscogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Village
- Waverly Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ladonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hamilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fort Benning
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Box Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Heineburg Village ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Heineburg Village is located in Chattahoochee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heineburg Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,893 people
- Pine Mountain Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bleecker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Central Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Blanton
(16 miles [25.7 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 Pierce Chapel African American Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Harris County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pierce Chapel African American Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbus
- Columbus lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Pierce Chapel African American Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Columbus.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Fort Benning
- Hamilton
- Phenix City
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Pierce Chapel African American Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Harris 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 Pierce Chapel African American Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2377122
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #320497 (Pierce Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #320497 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: Harris
- Est. Elev: 189 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fortson
- Location given for Pierce Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.5845829 Lon: -84.9040979
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Harris, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pierce Chapel African American 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. |