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A visit to the Grissom Cemetery ...


The location of the Grissom 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 Grissom Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   34.9756°   (34° 58' 32")

Lon:   -87.4256°   (-87° 25' 32")

The Grissom Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County<2>.

The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Florence. Florence lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the southwest of the Grissom 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 Grissom Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Alabama:
  • Pages specific to Lauderdale 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 Grissom 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 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Grissom Cemetery.

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

    • Slabtown ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slabtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
      • Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County
    • Arkdell
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arkdell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
      • Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County
    • Belew ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belew have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
      • Belew is located in Lauderdale County
    • Rascal Town
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
      • Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County (TN)
    • Comer
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
      • Comer is located in Lauderdale County
    • Lexington
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Saint Joseph
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Joseph have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
      • Saint Joseph is located in Lawrence County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 824 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <4>
    • Green Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
      • Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County
    • Atlas ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atlas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
      • Atlas is located in Lauderdale County
    • Corum ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
      • Corum is located in Lauderdale County
    • Loretto
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loretto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loretto
      • Loretto is located in Lawrence County (TN)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,781 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loretto <4>
    • Elgin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Elgin is located in Lauderdale County
    • Continue List   (16 more) ...
      • Arnot
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnot
        • Arnot is located in Lauderdale County
      • Killen
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killen
        • Killen is located in Lauderdale County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 962 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Killen <4>
      • Beach Grove ‑ Historic
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beach Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
        • Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
      • Cedar Hill
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
        • Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County
      • Anderson
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
        • Anderson is located in Lauderdale County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
      • Busby
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
        • Busby is located in Lawrence County (TN)
      • Iron City
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
        • Iron City is located in Lawrence County (TN)
      • Bailey Springs
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bailey Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
        • Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County
      • Pruitton
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pruitton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitton
        • Pruitton is located in Lauderdale County
      • Belleview ‑ Historic
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
        • Belleview is located in Lauderdale County
      • Bethel
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
        • Bethel is located in Lauderdale County
      • Appleton
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Appleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
        • Appleton is located in Lawrence County (TN)
      • Wheeler Dam Village
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheeler Dam Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
        • Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County
      • Rogersville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
        • Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
        • Former name for Rogersville:
        • Rodgersville
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <4>
      • Estep ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estep have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
        • Estep is located in Lauderdale County
      • Westpoint
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
        • Westpoint is located in Lawrence County (TN)

    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 Grissom Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lauderdale County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Grissom Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Leonard P. Green Jr. Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leonard P. Green Jr. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Leonard P. Green Jr. Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
      • The Leonard P. Green Jr. Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Green Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leonard P. Green Jr. Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23106 <6>
    • Richardson Chapel Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richardson Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Richardson Chapel Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richardson Chapel Cemetery
    • Allen Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Allen Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
    • Pettus Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pettus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pettus Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pettus Cemetery
    • Scott Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Scott Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
    • Stutts Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stutts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stutts Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stutts Cemetery
    • Perry Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Moore Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Moore Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
    • Peppertown Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peppertown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peppertown Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peppertown Cemetery
    • McDougal Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McDougal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McDougal Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McDougal Cemetery
    • Wright Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wright Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wright Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wright Cemetery
    • Crow Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crow Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crow Cemetery
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Pettus Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pettus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pettus Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pettus Cemetery
      • Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • St. Marys Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (TN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
      • Hall Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hall Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (TN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
      • Fairview Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (TN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Holland Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Holland Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (TN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holland Cemetery
      • Cox Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cox Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
      • Barnett Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Barnett Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnett Cemetery
      • Shelton Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shelton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Shelton Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelton Cemetery
      • Portertown Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Portertown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Portertown Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Portertown Cemetery
      • St. Truitt Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Truitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The St. Truitt Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (TN)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Truitt 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 Grissom Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #119430  (Grissom Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #119430 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: Center Hill
      • County: Lauderdale         Elev: 214
      • Location given for GNIS #119430 (Grissom Cemetery)

    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 Lauderdale, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Grissom Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9756, Longitude: -87.4256       In this case, the coordinates for the Grissom 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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