A visit to the Poplar Head 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 Poplar Head Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Poplar Head Cemetery:
31.9083, -81.8137
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Poplar Head Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Poplar Head Cemetery is located in Long County<2>.
The county seat for Long County is located in Ludowici. Ludowici lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Poplar Head Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Poplar Head Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Poplar Head Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Poplar Head Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gaps of the Bays Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Long County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Zion Travel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Zion Travel Cemetery is located in Long County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Travel Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Long County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Glennville City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- DeLoach Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The DeLoach Cemetery is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeLoach Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Old Halltown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Old Halltown Cemetery is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Halltown Cemetery
- The Old Halltown Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hall Town Cemetery
- Ebenezer FWB Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Glennville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2242114 <5>
- Glennville Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- First Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The First Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Baptist Church Cemetery
- The First Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Glennville Baptist Church Cemetery
- Pigot Branch MB Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- Todd - Ray Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Todd - Ray Cemetery is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd - Ray Cemetery
- Wells Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Wells Cemetery is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells Cemetery
- Taylors Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Waters Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Waters Cemetery is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Cemetery
- Harmony UMC Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Harmony UMC Cemetery is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony UMC Cemetery
- Mendes Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Surrency Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Surrency Cemetery is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surrency Cemetery
- Bradley - Anderson Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jones Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Jones Creek Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Long County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Jones Creek Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jones Creek Baptist Church Memorial Gardens
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Poplar Head Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Poplar Head Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Donald
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Donald is located in Long County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,466 people
- Gum Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gum Branch is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Branch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 269 people
- Glennville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Midway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Tattnall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Estimated population in 2019: 657 people
- Fort Stewart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bryan Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bryan Village is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan Village
- Cherokee Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Village is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Hinesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ludowici
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Walthourville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Allenhurst
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Madray Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Madray Springs is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madray Springs
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Flemington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Daisy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Doctortown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Doctortown is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctortown
- Claxton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hagan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Bellville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Pembroke
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Odum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
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 Poplar Head Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Long County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Poplar Head Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Glennville
- Hinesville
- Jesup
- Jesup lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Poplar Head Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Jesup.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesup
- Ludowici
- Odum
- Odum lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Poplar Head Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Odum.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odum
- Pembroke
- Reidsville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Poplar Head Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Long 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 Poplar Head Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #321026 (Poplar Head Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #321026 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: Long
- Est. Elev: 33 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Glennville NE
- Location given for Poplar Head Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.9082611 Lon: -81.8137259
- 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 Long, 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- Poplar Head 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. |