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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Providence Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Providence Cemetery

Lat:   31.9943°   (31° 59' 39")

Lon:   -84.3749°   (-84° 22' 29")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rylander Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rylander Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rylander Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • Lebanon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lebanon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • St. Marks Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • Hebron Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebron Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hebron Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • St. Mark AME Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Mark AME Church Cemetery
    • The St. Mark AME Church Cemetery is located in Webster County
    • The St. Mark AME Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Archery Cemetery
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • Magnolia Springs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magnolia Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Magnolia Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Magnolia Springs Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • Blackshire Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackshire Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackshire Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Blackshire Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • Tabernacle Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tabernacle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tabernacle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Terrell County
  • Enterprise Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enterprise Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enterprise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Enterprise Cemetery is located in Terrell County
  • Williams Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Benevolence Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benevolence Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Benevolence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Benevolence Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Davis Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in Webster County
    • Mt. Avery Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Avery Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Avery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Avery Cemetery is located in Webster County
    • Mt. Avery Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Avery Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Mt. Avery Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The Mt. Avery Cemetery is located in Webster County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Avery Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Preston.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35483 <6>
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery
      • The Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Webster County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Beulah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Beulah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Beulah Cemetery is located in Terrell County
    • Zion Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Terrell County
    • Cowart Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cowart Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cowart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cowart Cemetery is located in Lee County
    • Anthony Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anthony Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anthony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Anthony Cemetery is located in Sumter County

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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thalean. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalean
    • Thalean is located in Sumter County
  • Sumter
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sumter. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
    • Sumter is located in Sumter County
  • Smithville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Parrott
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parrott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrott
    • Parrott is located in Terrell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parrott <7>
  • Concord
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Concord is located in Sumter County
  • 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leveretts. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leveretts
    • Leveretts is located in Webster County
  • Bronwood
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Shiloh
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
    • Shiloh is located in Sumter County
  • Weston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
    • Weston is located in Webster County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weston <7>
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Dawson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • La Crosse
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for La Crosse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
      • La Crosse is located in Schley County
    • Draneville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Draneville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draneville
      • Draneville is located in Marion County
    • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
      • Richland is located in Stewart County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richland <7>

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
    • Dawson lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Providence Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Dawson.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for 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 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:

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: GNIS record #321179 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Bottsford
    • County: Sumter         Elev: 128
    • Location given for GNIS #321179 (Providence Cemetery)

The official website for Sumter County: www.sumter-ga.com/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Providence Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9943, Longitude: -84.3749       In this case, the coordinates for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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