A visit to the Tillman 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 Tillman Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Tillman Cemetery:
31.9499, -82.6243
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Tillman Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Tillman Cemetery is located in Wheeler County<2>.
The county seat for Wheeler County is located in Alamo. Alamo lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Tillman Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Tillman Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Tillman Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Tillman Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McArthur Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The McArthur Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McArthur Cemetery
- Palms Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Palms Memorial Gardens is located in Jeff Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palms Memorial Gardens
- Wilcox andHall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lynn Cemetery is located in Jeff Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Cemetery
- Mobley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mobley Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobley Cemetery
- Spencer & Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rolland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Rolland Cemetery is located in Jeff Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolland Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Hazlehurst City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hazlehurst City Cemetery is located in Jeff Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazlehurst City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hazlehurst City Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hazlehurst.
- The Hazlehurst City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hazlehurst Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2135142 <5>
- Livingston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Livingston Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston Cemetery
- Bazemore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bazemore Cemetery is located in Jeff Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazemore Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- McEachin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The McEachin Cemetery is located in Jeff Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEachin Cemetery
- Hester Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hester Cemetery is located in Jeff Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hester Cemetery
- Dead River Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Dead River Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dead River Cemetery
- Wooten Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Wooten Cemetery is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooten Cemetery
- Wooten Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Wooten Cemetery is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooten Cemetery
- Brewer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Brewer Cemetery is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Conner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Conner Cemetery is located in Wheeler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conner Cemetery
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 Tillman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Tillman Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lumber City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lumber City Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lumber City Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City Ferry
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,257 people
- Hazlehurst
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Uvalda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Graham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Graham is located in Appling County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Alston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kirkland is located in Jeff Davis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Cedar Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Crossing is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crossing
- Scotland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Springs is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Mount Vernon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Denton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Petross
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Petross is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petross
- Alamo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ailey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Glenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- McRae - Helena
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- McRae
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- McRae is located in Telfair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McRae
- Helena
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Baxley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Higgston
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Higgston is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Charles
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Charles is located in Toombs County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles
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 Tillman Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wheeler County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Tillman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alamo
- Alamo lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Tillman Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Alamo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
- Baxley
- Hazlehurst
- McRae
- Mount Vernon
- Vidalia
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 helpful 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 Tillman Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Wheeler 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 Tillman Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #324178 (Tillman Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #324178 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: Wheeler
- Est. Elev: 45 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hazlehurst North
- Location given for Tillman Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.949906 Lon: -82.624303
- 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 Wheeler, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tillman 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. |