A visit to the Providence 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 Providence Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Providence Cemetery:
31.9943, -84.3749
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Providence Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Providence Cemetery is located in Sumter County<2>.
The county seat for Sumter County is located in Americus. Americus lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Providence Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Providence Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Providence Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Providence Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rylander Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Rylander Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rylander Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- St. Marks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- St. Mark AME Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Mark AME Church Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mark AME Church Cemetery
- The St. Mark AME Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Archery Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Magnolia Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blackshire Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Blackshire Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackshire Cemetery
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Enterprise Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Enterprise Cemetery is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Benevolence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Benevolence Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevolence Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Mt. Avery Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Avery Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Avery Cemetery
- Mt. Avery Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Avery Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Avery Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Avery Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the east of Preston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35483 <5>
- Bethel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Macedonia Cemetery
- Beulah Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery New
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Beulah Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The New Beulah Cemetery is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Beulah Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Terrell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Cowart Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Cowart Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowart Cemetery
- Anthony Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Anthony Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Providence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Providence Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Plains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thalean
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Thalean is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalean
- Sumter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sumter is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
- Smithville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Parrott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Concord
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Concord is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Americus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Preston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Leveretts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Leveretts is located in Webster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leveretts
- Bronwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Shiloh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shiloh is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Weston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Dawson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- La Crosse
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- La Crosse is located in Schley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- Draneville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Draneville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draneville
- Leslie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ellaville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- De Soto
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Richland
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
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 Providence Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sumter County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Providence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Americus
- Dawson
- Ellaville
- Leesburg
- Richland
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 websites either 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 Providence Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Sumter 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 Providence Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #321179 (Providence Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #321179 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: Sumter
- Est. Elev: 128 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bottsford
- Location given for Providence Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.9943299 Lon: -84.3749128
- 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 Sumter, 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- Providence 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. |