A visit to the Sheffield 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 Sheffield Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sheffield Cemetery:
31.2580, -84.6321
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sheffield Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sheffield Cemetery is located in Miller County<2>.
The county seat for Miller County is located in Colquitt. Colquitt lies just to the southwest of the Sheffield Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sheffield Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Sheffield Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sheffield Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tabb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Tabb Cemetery is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabb Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Pullen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Pullen Cemetery is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullen Cemetery
- Gross Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Gross Cemetery is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Gordon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Gordon Cemetery is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Cemetery
- Live Oak Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Live Oak Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Live Oak Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Live Oak Baptist Church Cemetery
- Live Oak Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2195746 <5>
- Stephen Bush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Stephen Bush Cemetery is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephen Bush Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Billings Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Billings Cemetery is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billings Cemetery
- Shepard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Shepard Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Damascus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Damascus Cemetery is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Cemetery
- Cratic Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Cratic Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cratic Cemetery
- Bellview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bellview Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellview Cemetery
- Cooks Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Cooks Union Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Union Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Colquitt City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Newberry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Newberry Cemetery is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newberry Cemetery
- Notchaway Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Springfield Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Sheffield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sheffield Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Anna
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Anna is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
- Damascus
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mimsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mimsville is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimsville
- Douglasville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Douglasville is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglasville
- Estimated population in 2019: 11,695 people
- Colquitt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Milford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Milford is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
- Floydtown ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Floydtown is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floydtown
- Boykin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Boykin is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Lamar ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lamar is located in Baker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
- Arlington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Williamsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Williamsburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Mayhaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mayhaw is located in Miller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhaw
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Centerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Bancroft
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bancroft is located in Early County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bancroft
- Vada
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vada is located in Decatur County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
- Estimated population in 2019: 56,457 people
- Greenwood ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Newton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Leary
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Iron City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Holt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Holt is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Morgan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Blakely
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Donalsonville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Brinson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
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 Sheffield Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Miller County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sheffield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blakely
- Edison
- Leary
- Leary lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Sheffield Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Leary.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
- Newton
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 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 Sheffield Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Miller 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 Sheffield Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #335182 (Sheffield Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #335182 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: Miller
- Est. Elev: 58 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Damascus
- Location given for Sheffield Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.2579584 Lon: -84.6321385
- 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 Miller, 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- Sheffield 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |