A visit to the Saint Philip 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. Philip Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Philip Cemetery:
30.6794, -83.6785
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Philip Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Philip Cemetery is located in Thomas County<2>.
The county seat for Thomas County is located in Thomasville. Thomasville lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the west northwest of the St. Philip Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Philip Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the St. Philip Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Philip Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Simmons Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Simmons Hill Cemetery is located in Brooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Hill Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Brooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Simmons Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southwest of Quitman.
- Emanuel AME Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- AME Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The AME Cemetery is located in Brooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for AME Cemetery
- Grooverville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Grooverville Cemetery is located in Brooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grooverville Cemetery
- Groover Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Groover Cemetery is located in Brooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groover Cemetery
- The Groover Cemetery has also been known as:
- Groover / Ramsey Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- Beasley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Beasley Cemetery is located in Brooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Cemetery
- Laffittee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Laffittee Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laffittee Cemetery
- Johson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Johson Cemetery is located in Brooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johson Cemetery
- Pineview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Pineview Cemetery is located in Brooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview Cemetery
- The Pineview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Johnson Cemetery
- Centenary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Centenary Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Barnes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Radford / Denson Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Redford Denson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Redford Denson Cemetery is located in Madison County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redford Denson Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Brooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Brooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- The Bethlehem Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- Dixie Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dixie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Dixie Cemetery is located in Brooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Cemetery
- McMurray Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The McMurray Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMurray Cemetery
- Mallette Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Mallette Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallette Cemetery
- Little Flock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Little Flock Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Flock Cemetery
- Alderman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Alderman Cemetery is located in Brooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderman Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Alderman Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the south of Quitman.
- The Alderman Cemetery has also been known as:
- O'Neal / Alderman Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km] of the St. Philip Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Philip Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Empress
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Empress is located in Brooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empress
- Dixie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Quitman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boston
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hamburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hamburg is located in Madison County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Monticello
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Aucilla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Aucilla is located in Jefferson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucilla
- Greenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fodie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fodie is located in Brooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fodie
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,037 people
- Barwick
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Cherry Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Lake is located in Madison County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lake
- Pavo
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pinetta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Thomasville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Madison
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Leland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Leland is located in Madison County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Clyattville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Morven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dewey City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Dewey City is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey City
- Miccosukee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Lamont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Fredonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fredonia is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Lloyd
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Waukeenah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Remerton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Remerton is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,061 people
- Shiloh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Shiloh is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Barney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
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. Philip Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Thomas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Philip Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boston
- Madison
- Monticello
- Pavo
- Pavo lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the North (N) of the St. Philip Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pavo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavo
- Quitman
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 St. Philip Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Thomas 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 St. Philip Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #322303 (Saint Philip Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #322303 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: Thomas
- Est. Elev: 61 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grooverville
- Location given for Saint Philip Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.6793662 Lon: -83.6784929
- 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 Thomas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- St. Philip 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |