A visit to the Simmons Hill 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 Simmons Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Simmons Hill Cemetery:
30.6671, -83.6324
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Simmons Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Simmons Hill Cemetery is located in Brooks County<2>.
The county seat for Brooks County is located in Quitman. Quitman lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Simmons Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Simmons Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Simmons Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Simmons Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Philip Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The St. Philip Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Philip Cemetery
- Johson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Johson Cemetery is located in Brooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johson Cemetery
- Pineview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 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
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Brooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Radford / Denson Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Redford Denson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Redford Denson Cemetery is located in Madison County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redford Denson Cemetery
- Alderman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 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
- Groover Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Emanuel AME Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- AME Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The AME Cemetery is located in Brooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for AME Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- Grooverville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Grooverville Cemetery is located in Brooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grooverville Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Worn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Worn Cemetery is located in Brooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worn Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- 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
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dixie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Dixie Cemetery is located in Brooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Cemetery
- Beasley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Beasley Cemetery is located in Brooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Cemetery
- Harmony Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- West End Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The West End Cemetery is located in Brooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End Cemetery
- Centenary Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Centenary Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary Cemetery
- Laffittee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Laffittee Cemetery is located in Thomas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laffittee Cemetery
- Reaper Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Reaper Cemetery is located in Madison County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reaper Cemetery
- Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Ebenezer UMC Cemetery is located in Madison County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer UMC Cemetery
- Columbia Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wade Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Brooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Simmons Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Simmons Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Empress
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Empress is located in Brooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empress
- Dixie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hamburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hamburg is located in Madison County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
- Quitman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cherry Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Lake is located in Madison County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Lake
- Fodie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fodie is located in Brooks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fodie
- Estimated population in 2019: 5,037 people
- Aucilla
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Aucilla is located in Jefferson County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucilla
- Monticello
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barwick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pinetta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Madison
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Leland
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Leland is located in Madison County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leland
- Clyattville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Morven
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Pavo
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Lamont
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Remerton
(22 miles [35.4 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
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 Simmons Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Brooks County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Simmons Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Boston
- Madison
- Monticello
- Pavo
- Pavo lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Simmons Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pavo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavo
- Quitman
- Valdosta
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 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 Simmons Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Brooks 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 Simmons Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #345610 (Simmons Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #345610 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: Brooks
- Est. Elev: 46 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grooverville
- Location given for Simmons Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 30.6671448 Lon: -83.6323804
- 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 Brooks, 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 from Point A (ie- Simmons Hill 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. |