A visit to the Samuel 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 Samuel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Samuel Cemetery:
30.8327, -84.4841
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Samuel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Samuel Cemetery is located in Decatur County<2>.
The county seat for Decatur County is located in Bainbridge. Bainbridge lies just to the northwest of the Samuel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Samuel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Samuel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Samuel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fleatown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fleatown Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleatown Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fleatown Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Climax.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33954 <5>
- Jonas Lobe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Jonas Lobe Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonas Lobe Cemetery
- Green Shade Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Green Shade Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Shade Cemetery
- Chester Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lewis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Conyers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Conyers Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conyers Cemetery
- New Fountainhead Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oak City Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak City Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Poitevint Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Poitevint Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poitevint Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Poitevint Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Attapulgus.
- The Poitevint Cemetery has also been known as:
- Godwin Cemetery
- Poitevint Family Cemetery
- Pottevint Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #36425 <5>
- Griffin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Butler Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- Arline Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Arline Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arline Cemetery
- Fain Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Fain Cemetery is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fain Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Samuel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Samuel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fowlstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Climax
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Attapulgus
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bainbridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Faceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Faceville is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faceville
- Calvary
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whigham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Havana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ocklockonee ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ocklockonee is located in Leon County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocklockonee
- Cairo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Quincy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Vada
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Vada is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,457 people
- Gretna
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas City
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas City is located in Gadsden County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas City
- Midway
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Midway is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Brinson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Woodland
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Woodland is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Estimated population in 2019: 353 people
- Lamar ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lamar is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
- Chattahoochee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Iamonia
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Iamonia is located in Leon County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iamonia
- Boykin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boykin is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
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 Samuel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Decatur County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Samuel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bainbridge
- Chattahoochee
- Quincy
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 professional and volunteer 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 Samuel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Decatur 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 Samuel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #322396 (Samuel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #322396 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: Decatur
- Est. Elev: 90 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Climax South
- Location given for Samuel Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.8326906 Lon: -84.4840779
- 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 Decatur, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Samuel 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. |
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