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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 Surrency Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Surrency Cemetery

Lat:   31.7298°   (31° 43' 47")

Lon:   -82.1994°   (-82° 11' 57")

The Surrency Cemetery is located in Appling County<1>.

The county seat for Appling County is located in Baxley. Baxley lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Surrency Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Surrency Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Georgia:
  • Pages specific to Appling County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Surrency Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> of the Surrency Cemetery.

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

    • Surrency
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Baxley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Odum
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Madray Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madray Springs
      • Madray Springs is located in Wayne County
    • Coffee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee
      • Coffee is located in Bacon County
    • Mershon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Bristol
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Screven
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Graham
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
      • Graham is located in Appling County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
    • Alma
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
      • Alma is located in Bacon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,336 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <3>
    • Jesup
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Donald
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
      • Donald is located in Long County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,466 people
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Glennville
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Offerman
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Patterson
        (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Cedar Crossing
        (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crossing
        • Cedar Crossing is located in Toombs County
      • Reidsville
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
        • Reidsville is located in Tattnall County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,665 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reidsville <3>
      • Hazlehurst
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Ludowici
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludowici have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludowici
        • Ludowici is located in Long County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ludowici <3>
      • Rock Springs
        (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
        • Rock Springs is located in Toombs 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 Surrency Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Appling County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Surrency Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Surrency Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • The Surrency Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Appling County
      • The Surrency Grove Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Morris Still Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Surrency Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Overstreet Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Overstreet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Overstreet Cemetery is located in Appling County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Overstreet Cemetery
    • Davis Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in Appling County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Joyner Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Joyner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Joyner Cemetery is located in Appling County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Joyner Cemetery
    • Memorial Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Memorial Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Appling County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the north of Surrency.
      • The Memorial Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Memorial Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960031 <6>
    • Graham Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Graham Cemetery is located in Appling County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graham Cemetery
    • Beckworth Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beckworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beckworth Cemetery is located in Appling County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beckworth Cemetery
    • Aspinwall Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aspinwall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Aspinwall Cemetery is located in Wayne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aspinwall Cemetery
    • Moody - Tillman Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Moody - Tillman Cemetery is located in Appling County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Moody - Tillman Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the southwest of Surrency.
      • The Moody - Tillman Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Blantons Chapel Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moody - Tillman Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35427 <6>
    • Old Field Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Field Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Field Cemetery is located in Appling County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Field Cemetery
    • Old Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Appling County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    • Lynn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lynn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lynn Cemetery is located in Appling County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lynn Cemetery
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Carter Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Carter Cemetery is located in Appling County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
      • Easons Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Easons Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Easons Cemetery is located in Appling County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Easons Cemetery
      • Deen Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Deen Cemetery is located in Appling County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deen Cemetery
      • Paulk Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paulk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Paulk Cemetery is located in Appling County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paulk Cemetery
      • Milikin Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Milikin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Milikin Cemetery is located in Appling County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Milikin Cemetery
      • Thompson Cemetery
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
      • Tillman Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tillman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Tillman Cemetery is located in Appling County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tillman Cemetery
      • Omega Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Omega Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Omega Cemetery is located in Appling County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Omega Cemetery
      • Deen Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Deen Cemetery is located in Appling County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deen Cemetery
      • Dixon Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dixon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Dixon Cemetery is located in Appling County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dixon Cemetery
      • Williamson Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williamson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Williamson Cemetery is located in Appling County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williamson Cemetery
      • Warren Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Warren Cemetery is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warren Cemetery
      • O'Quinn Cemetery
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the O'Quinn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The O'Quinn Cemetery is located in Wayne County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the O'Quinn Cemetery

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

    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 Surrency Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #323781  (Surrency Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #323781 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: Surrency
      • County: Appling         Elev: 56
      • Location given for GNIS #323781 (Surrency Cemetery)

    The official website for Appling County: www.baxley.org/site/

    The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Appling, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Surrency Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7298, Longitude: -82.1994    
    <3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <4>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.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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