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A visit to the Saint James-Pennington 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 St. James - Pennington Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. James - Pennington Cemetery:

32.1710, -84.0966

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

The St. James - Pennington 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 southwest of the St. James - Pennington Cemetery .

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List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the St. James - Pennington Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. James - Pennington Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Hodges Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Hodges Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
  • Kelley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Kelley Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Cemetery
  • Norris Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Norris Cemetery is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Cemetery
  • Andersonville National Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Andersonville Baptist Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Andersonville Baptist Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville Baptist Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Andersonville Baptist Cemetery is located in Andersonville.
    • The Andersonville Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Andersonville Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2328962 <5>
  • Freeman Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Freeman Hill Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Hill Cemetery
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • Tolen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Tolen Cemetery is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolen Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Macon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
  • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
  • Daniel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Daniel Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • English Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The English Cemetery is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Cemetery
    • Bradley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bradley Cemetery is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley Cemetery
    • Bay Point Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Bay Point Cemetery is located in Dooly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Point Cemetery
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Dooly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Sunset Memorial Gardens
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Travelers Rest Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Oglethorpe Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Oglethorpe Cemetery is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglethorpe Cemetery
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Schley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Staley Memorial Gardens
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • East View Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The East View Cemetery is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East View Cemetery
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Dooly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
    • Hepzibah Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Hepzibah Cemetery is located in Dooly County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepzibah Cemetery
    • Felton Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Felton Cemetery is located in Macon County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felton Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. James - Pennington Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. James - Pennington Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Andersonville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Andersonville is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andersonville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
    • Former name for Andersonville:
    • Anderson
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andersonville <6>
  • Oglethorpe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • La Crosse
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • La Crosse is located in Schley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
  • Americus
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Dooling
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Dooling is located in Dooly County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooling
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
  • Montezuma
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Byromville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Lilly
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Shiloh
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Shiloh is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
  • Ellaville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Leslie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Ideal
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Thalean
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Thalean is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thalean
    • De Soto
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Cobb
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Concord
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Concord is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Sumter
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Sumter is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumter
    • Vienna
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Concord
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Concord is located in Schley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
    • Plains
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Chokee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Chokee is located in Lee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chokee
    • Pinehurst
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

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 St. James - Pennington 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 St. James - Pennington Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Americus
  • Ellaville
  • Montezuma
  • Oglethorpe
  • Vienna
    • Vienna lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the St. James - Pennington Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vienna.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna

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 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 St. James - Pennington Cemetery: