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A visit to the Sanford Family 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 Sanford Family Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   33.1840°   (33° 11' 2")

Lon:   -83.2190°   (-83° 13' 8")

The Sanford Family Cemetery is located in Hancock County<2>.

The county seat for Hancock County is located in Sparta. Sparta lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Sanford Family Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Sanford Family Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sanford Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Jackson Family Graveyard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jackson Family Graveyard
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jackson Family Graveyard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jackson Family Graveyard is located in Hancock County
  • West Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The West Family Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • Island Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Island Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Island Creek Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Island Creek Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • Baldwin Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baldwin Memorial Gardens
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baldwin Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Baldwin Memorial Gardens is located in Baldwin County
  • Heritage Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sanford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sanford Cemetery is located in Baldwin County
  • Binion Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Binion Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Binion Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Binion Family Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • Jacob Gumm Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jacob Gumm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jacob Gumm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jacob Gumm Cemetery is located in Baldwin County
  • James Butts Family Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James Butts Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the James Butts Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The James Butts Family Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • Howe Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Howe Cemetery is located in Baldwin County
  • Jones Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Chapel Cemetery
    • The Jones Chapel Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • Walls Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Walls Cemetery is located in Hancock County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Quinn - Arnold Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quinn - Arnold Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quinn - Arnold Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Quinn - Arnold Family Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • McDonald Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDonald Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDonald Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McDonald Family Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Simmons Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simmons Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simmons Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Simmons Family Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Harper Family Cemetery #2
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harper Family Cemetery #2
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harper Family Cemetery #2 have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harper Family Cemetery #2 is located in Hancock County
    • Lillie Rhodes Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lillie Rhodes Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lillie Rhodes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lillie Rhodes Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Bone Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bone Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bone Cemetery is located in Baldwin County
    • Black Springs Baptist Churchyard
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Springs Baptist Churchyard
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Springs Baptist Churchyard have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Black Springs Baptist Churchyard is located in Baldwin County
    • Green Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Cemetery is located in Baldwin County
    • Reynolds Chapel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reynolds Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reynolds Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reynolds Chapel Cemetery is located in Hancock County
    • Bob Jones Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bob Jones Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bob Jones Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bob Jones Family Cemetery is located in Hancock County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sanford Family Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sanford Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Meriwether
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Milledgeville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Dennis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
    • Dennis is located in Putnam County
  • Hardwick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Hallwood
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hallwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
    • Hallwood is located in Putnam County
  • Brown's Crossing
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brown's Crossing. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown's Crossing
    • Brown's Crossing is located in Baldwin County
  • Oconee Old Town ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oconee Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oconee Old Town
    • Oconee Old Town is located in Baldwin County
  • Zebulon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zebulon
    • Zebulon is located in Hancock County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,228 people
  • Resseaus Crossroads
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Resseaus Crossroads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resseaus Crossroads
    • Resseaus Crossroads is located in Putnam County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 63 people
  • Mount Pleasant
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Pleasant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
  • Eatonton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Ethridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethridge
    • Ethridge is located in Jones County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Coopers
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
      • Coopers is located in Baldwin County
    • Haddock
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sparta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
      • Sparta is located in Hancock County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,220 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparta <6>
    • Fortville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortville
      • Fortville is located in Jones County
    • Goat Town
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goat Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Town
      • Goat Town is located in Washington County
    • Deepstep
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Ivey
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ivey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey
      • Ivey is located in Wilkinson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 899 people
    • Jefferson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Putnam 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 Sanford Family Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hancock County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sanford Family Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Eatonton
  • Gray
    • Gray lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Sanford Family Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gray.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
  • Milledgeville
  • Sparta
    • Sparta lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Sanford Family Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Sparta.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta

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 Sanford Family 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 Sanford Family Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #1985849  (Sanford Family Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #1985849 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: Lake Sinclair East
    • County: Hancock         Elev: 135
    • Location given for GNIS #1985849 (Sanford Family 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 Hancock, 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 obstructions 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 Sanford Family Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1840, Longitude: -83.2190       In this case, the coordinates for the Sanford Family 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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