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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. 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 Samuel Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Samuel 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 Samuel Cemetery

Lat:   30.8327°   (30° 49' 57")

Lon:   -84.4841°   (-84° 29' 2")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens is located in Decatur County
  • Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fleatown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fleatown Cemetery
    • The Fleatown Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fleatown Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Climax.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #33954 <5>
  • Jonas Lobe Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jonas Lobe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jonas Lobe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jonas Lobe Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • Green Shade Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Shade Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Shade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Green Shade Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • Chester Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lewis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • Conyers Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conyers Cemetery
    • The Conyers Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • New Fountainhead Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Fountainhead Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Fountainhead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Fountainhead Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • Oak City Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak City Cemetery is located in Decatur County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Poitevint Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poitevint Cemetery
      • The Poitevint Cemetery is located in Decatur County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Poitevint Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griffin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Griffin Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Butler Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Butler Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Magnolia Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magnolia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Magnolia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Grady County
    • Arline Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arline Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arline Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Arline Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Fain Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fain Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fain Cemetery is located in Decatur County
    • Butler Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Butler Cemetery is located in Grady County
    • Poplar Springs Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poplar Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poplar Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Poplar Springs Cemetery is located in Grady County

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faceville
    • Faceville is located in Decatur County
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
    • Havana is located in Gadsden County (FL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,695 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Havana <6>
  • Ocklockonee ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocklockonee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocklockonee
    • Ocklockonee is located in Leon County (FL)
  • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quincy
    • Quincy is located in Gadsden County (FL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,804 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quincy <6>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Vada
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
      • Vada is located in Decatur County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 56,457 people
    • Gretna
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
      • Gretna is located in Gadsden County (FL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,430 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <6>
    • Douglas City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas City
      • Douglas City is located in Gadsden County (FL)
    • Midway
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Midway is located in Grady County
    • Brinson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
      • Woodland is located in Grady County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 353 people
    • Lamar ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lamar. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
      • Lamar is located in Baker County
    • Chattahoochee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Iamonia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iamonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iamonia
      • Iamonia is located in Leon County (FL)
    • Boykin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
      • Boykin is located in Miller County

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.

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 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:

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: GNIS record #322396 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: Climax South
    • County: Decatur         Elev: 90
    • Location given for GNIS #322396 (Samuel Cemetery)

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 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Samuel Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8327, Longitude: -84.4841       In this case, the coordinates for the Samuel 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>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.
<7>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.




 

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