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A visit to the Elam Cemetery ...


The location of the Elam Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Elam Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Elam Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

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

Lat:   30.7577°   (30° 45' 27")

Lon:   -88.1247°   (-88° 7' 28")

The Elam Cemetery is located in Mobile County<2>.

The county seat for Mobile County is located in Mobile. Mobile lies just to the southeast of the Elam 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 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 Elam Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Alabama:
  • Pages specific to Mobile County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
  • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Elam Cemetery.

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

    • Eight Mile
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eight Mile have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eight Mile
      • Eight Mile is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eight Mile <4>
    • Prichard
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Chickasaw
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chickasaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
      • Chickasaw is located in Mobile County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,659 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chickasaw <4>
    • Country Club Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Club Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Village
      • Country Club Village is located in Mobile County
    • Saraland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saraland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saraland
      • Saraland is located in Mobile County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,671 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saraland <4>
    • Mobile
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Satsuma
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Satsuma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Satsuma
      • Satsuma is located in Mobile County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,206 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Satsuma <4>
    • Semmes
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Tillmans Corner
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillmans Corner
      • Tillmans Corner is located in Mobile County
    • Creola
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
      • Creola is located in Mobile County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
    • Chunchula
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
      • Chunchula is located in Mobile County
    • Spanish Fort
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Axis
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axis
        • Axis is located in Mobile County
      • Theodore
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Theodore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theodore
        • Theodore is located in Mobile County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Theodore <4>
      • Park City
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
        • Park City is located in Baldwin County
      • Wilmer
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilmer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer
        • Wilmer is located in Mobile County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmer <4>
      • Bromley
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bromley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
        • Bromley is located in Baldwin County
      • Daphne
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daphne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daphne
        • Daphne is located in Baldwin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,719 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daphne <4>
      • Gulfcrest
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfcrest
        • Gulfcrest is located in Mobile County
      • Barry Village
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Village
        • Barry Village is located in Mobile County
      • Irvington
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
        • Irvington is located in Mobile County
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <4>
      • Bellefontaine
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefontaine
        • Bellefontaine is located in Mobile County
      • Montrose
        (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Bucks
        (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Howell
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
        • Howell is located in George County (MS)

    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 Elam Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mobile County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Elam Cemetery.<5>

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

    • West Gethsemane Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Gethsemane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Gethsemane Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Gethsemane Cemetery
    • Wolf Ridge Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolf Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wolf Ridge Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolf Ridge Cemetery
    • Newell Family Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newell Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Newell Family Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newell Family Cemetery
    • Myers Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Myers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Myers Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Myers Cemetery
    • Bear Fork Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bear Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bear Fork Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bear Fork Cemetery
    • Old Lewis Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Lewis Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Lewis Cemetery
    • Sand Town Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Town Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sand Town Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Town Cemetery
    • Old Spring Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Spring Hill Cemetery
    • Green Mount Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Mount Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Mount Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Mount Cemetery
    • Gethsemane Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • St. Austin Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Austin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Austin Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Austin Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25954 <6>
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Indian Springs Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Indian Springs Cemetery is located in Mobile County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Springs Cemetery
      • Jesuit Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jesuit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jesuit Cemetery is located in Mobile County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jesuit Cemetery
      • Visitation Monastery Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Visitation Monastery Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Visitation Monastery Cemetery is located in Mobile County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Visitation Monastery Cemetery
      • Catholic Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Mobile County
        • The Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Catholic Cemetery of Mobile
        • Mobile Catholic Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22009 <6>
      • Oaklawn Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oaklawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Mobile County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oaklawn Cemetery
      • Plateau Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plateau Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Plateau Cemetery is located in Mobile County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plateau Cemetery
      • Baileys Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baileys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Baileys Cemetery is located in Mobile County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baileys Cemetery
      • Saraland Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saraland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Saraland Cemetery is located in Mobile County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saraland 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 Elam Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #143313  (Elam Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #143313 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: Chickasaw
      • County: Mobile         Elev: 13
      • Location given for GNIS #143313 (Elam Cemetery)

    The official website for Mobile County: www.mobilecounty.org/

    The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

    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 Alabama's counties, including Mobile, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Elam Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7577, Longitude: -88.1247       In this case, the coordinates for the Elam Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <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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