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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 Lawler Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   34.3961°   (34° 23' 45")

Lon:   -87.8315°   (-87° 49' 53")

The Lawler Cemetery is located in Franklin County<1>.

The county seat for Franklin County is located in Russellville. Russellville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Lawler 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 professional and volunteer 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 Lawler Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Alabama:
  • Pages specific to Franklin 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 Lawler 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 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Lawler Cemetery.

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

    • Rockwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
      • Rockwood is located in Franklin County
    • Spruce Pine
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
      • Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
    • Belgreen
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
      • Belgreen is located in Franklin County
    • Hodges
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hodges have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
      • Hodges is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodges <4>
    • Phil Campbell
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hackleburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
      • Hackleburg is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
    • Churntown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
      • Churntown is located in Franklin County
    • Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slickrock Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
      • Slickrock Ford is located in Franklin County
    • Russellville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bear Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Burntout
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntout
      • Burntout is located in Franklin County
      • Burntout has also been known as:
      • Burn Out
      • Burnout
      • Burnt Out
    • Vina
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vina have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
      • Vina is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
    • Continue List   (5 more) ...
      • Denton ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
        • Denton is located in Colbert County
      • Haleyville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Littleville
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
        • Littleville is located in Colbert County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
      • Littleville
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
        • Littleville is located in Winston County
      • Prebble ‑ Historic
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prebble. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prebble
        • Prebble is located in Winston 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 Lawler Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Lawler Cemetery.<6>

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

    • Lawler Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • The Lawler Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawler Cemetery
    • Pounders - Quinn Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pounders - Quinn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pounders - Quinn Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pounders - Quinn Cemetery
    • New Friendship Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Grissom Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • The Grissom Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grissom Cemetery
    • Stone Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stone Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stone Cemetery
    • Wade Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wade Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wade Cemetery
    • Wingo Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • The Wingo Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wingo Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the northeast of Russellville.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wingo Cemetery
    • Quinn Memorial Church of Christ Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • The Quinn Memorial Church of Christ Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Quinn Memorial Church of Christ Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the northeast of Russellville.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quinn Memorial Church of Christ Cemetery
    • Cleveland Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cleveland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cleveland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cleveland Cemetery
    • Edgar Chapel FWB Church Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The Edgar Chapel FWB Church Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • The Edgar Chapel FWB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Edgar Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edgar Chapel FWB Church Cemetery
    • Brock Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brock Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brock Cemetery
    • Mt. Hebron Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Pounders Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Walden Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Walden Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walden Cemetery
      • Welch Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Welch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Welch Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welch Cemetery
      • Mountain Home Presbyterian Church Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Old Friendship Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
        • The Old Friendship Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • The Old Friendship Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Friendship Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Friendship Cemetery
      • Shady Grove Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • The Shady Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Shady Grove FWB Church Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2394766 <7>
      • McWright Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • The McWright Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • The McWright Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Allen - McRight Cemetery
        • McRight Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McWright Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24378 <7>
      • Steadham Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steadham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Steadham Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steadham Cemetery
      • Hamilton Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)

    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 Lawler Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #152002  (Lawler Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #152002 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: Isbell
      • County: Franklin         Elev: 276
      • Location given for GNIS #152002 (Lawler Cemetery)

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Franklin, 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 things 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 Lawler Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3961, Longitude: -87.8315    
    <3>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.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <6>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.
    <7>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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