Motes Cemetery

This cemetery is near Baldwin Florida. To reach it from Callahan, take US 301 south to CR 119 at Bryceville, Go right (west) to CR 121. Turn left (south) and go about 1 1/4 miles to a dirt road on right. Turn right and go about 1/3 mile to the end. A residence is on right.

The cemetery is laid out facing east with the gate on the east side. For the latest 2014 survey, the cemetery was divided into in XY grid with four divisions, A1 (100 X 100ft), A2 (50 X 100ft, B1 (100 X 50ft) and B2 (50 X 50ft). Most of the burials are in Division A1, but all grave locations are identified by Division and XY location. There is one fenced plot with four graves, only the grave of Eliza Grand has a full headstone with name and date, and this fenced area has been arbitrarily named the Grand plot.

Motes Cemetery Location

(Nassau County)
Glidden Lane
Baldwin , FL USA

GPS Location 30.394734, -82.038106

Motes Cemetery Interments

The cemetery was inventoried on December 4, 1998 by Jan C. Plemmons and Jan Warren, following an earlier survey by Yuvonne Phillips Johnson in 1986 which identified two other graves not now identifiable. Lori Bragg also did a survey.

The latest photographic survey was completed in July 2014 by Danny Mallard.

Motes Cemetery Layout

Motes Cemetery Layout
Motes Cemetery Layout
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