A visit to the Piney Grove 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 Piney Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Piney Grove Cemetery:
31.5949, -83.3557
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Piney Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Irwin County<2>.
The county seat for Irwin County is located in Ocilla. Ocilla lies just to the east of the Piney Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Piney Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Piney Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Piney Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pinetta Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Pinetta Cemetery is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetta Cemetery
- Fletcher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Fletcher Cemetery is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher Cemetery
- Mystic Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mystic Cemetery is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Cemetery
- Evertt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Evertt Cemetery is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evertt Cemetery
- Irwinville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Irwinville Cemetery is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwinville Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Old Valley Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eureka Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Eureka Cemetery is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Cemetery
- New Valley Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Big Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Big Creek Cemetery is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek Cemetery
- Waterloo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Waterloo Cemetery is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo Cemetery
- Waterloo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Waterloo Cemetery is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo Cemetery
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- Ocilla City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Ocilla City Cemetery is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocilla City Cemetery
- Englewood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Englewood Cemetery is located in Ben Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood Cemetery
- Paulks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Paulks Cemetery is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulks Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Harding Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Harding Cemetery is located in Tift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harding Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Harding Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northeast of Tifton.
- The Harding Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sutton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #34348 <5>
- Riverbend Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Riverbend Cemetery is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend Cemetery
- Brushy Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Brushy Creek Cemetery is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek Cemetery
- Frank Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Frank Cemetery is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frank Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Ben Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Piney Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Piney Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mystic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Irwinville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ocilla
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Fitzgerald
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chula
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Arp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Arp is located in Irwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arp
- Abba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Abba is located in Ben Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abba
- Abac
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Brookfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Enigma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tifton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Phillipsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Phillipsburg is located in Tift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Unionville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville is located in Tift County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Alapaha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rebecca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wray
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sycamore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ty Ty
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Owensboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Owensboro is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owensboro
- Ashburn
(19 miles [30.6 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 Piney Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Irwin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Piney Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alapaha
- Ashburn
- Irwinville
- Ocilla
- Omega
- Sumner
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Piney Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Irwin 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 Piney Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #344988 (Piney Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #344988 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: Irwin
- Est. Elev: 110 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ocilla West
- Location given for Piney Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.5949094 Lon: -83.355714
- 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 Irwin, 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 from Point A (ie- Piney Grove 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. |