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A visit to the Sewell Cemetery ...


The location of the Sewell 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 Sewell Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   32.7071°   (32° 42' 25")

Lon:   -86.2777°   (-86° 16' 39")

The Sewell Cemetery is located in Elmore County<2>.

The county seat for Elmore County is located in Wetumpka. Wetumpka lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Sewell Cemetery .

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 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 Sewell Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Alabama:
  • Pages specific to Elmore 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 Sewell 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 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sewell Cemetery.

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

    • Titus
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Holtville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtville
      • Holtville is located in Elmore County
      • Holtville has also been known as:
      • Slapout
    • Lightwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lightwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
      • Lightwood is located in Elmore County
    • Adkin Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkin Hill
      • Adkin Hill is located in Elmore County
      • Adkin Hill has also been known as:
      • Atkins Hill
    • Pentonville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pentonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
      • Pentonville is located in Coosa County
    • Deatsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deatsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deatsville
      • Deatsville is located in Elmore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,243 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deatsville <4>
    • Central
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
      • Central is located in Elmore County
    • Equality
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
      • Equality is located in Coosa County
    • Elmore
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Mountain Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
      • Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
    • Marbury
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Wetumpka
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Nixburg
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
        • Nixburg is located in Coosa County
      • Pine Level
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
        • Pine Level is located in Autauga County
      • Cottage Grove
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
        • Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
      • Rockford
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Verbena
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verbena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
        • Verbena is located in Chilton County
      • Coosada
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Claud
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claud have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claud
        • Claud is located in Elmore County
      • Eclectic
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Hissop
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop
        • Hissop is located in Coosa County
      • Dollar
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dollar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
        • Dollar is located in Coosa County
      • Millbrook
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millbrook
        • Millbrook is located in Autauga County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,117 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millbrook <4>
      • Blue Ridge
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
        • Blue Ridge is located in Elmore County
      • Jordan
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
        • Jordan is located in Elmore 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 Sewell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Elmore County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sewell 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 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Sewell Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Speigner Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Speigner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Speigner Cemetery is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Speigner Cemetery
    • Holman Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Holman Cemetery is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holman Cemetery
    • Wayside Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wayside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Wayside Cemetery is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wayside Cemetery
    • Little Flock Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Flock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Little Flock Cemetery is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Flock Cemetery
    • Mt. Nebo Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Murchison Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Murchison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Murchison Cemetery is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Murchison Cemetery
    • New Harmony Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Harmony Cemetery
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Thrasher Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thrasher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thrasher Cemetery is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thrasher Cemetery
    • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Ridge Cemetery is located in Elmore County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    • Concord Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Concord Cemetery is located in Coosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
    • Continue List   (9 more) ...
      • Shady Grove Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Coosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
      • Swamp Creek Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Swamp Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Swamp Creek Cemetery is located in Coosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swamp Creek Cemetery
      • Proctor Creek Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Proctor Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Proctor Creek Cemetery is located in Coosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Proctor Creek Cemetery
      • New Nazareth Baptist Church Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Thelma Baptist Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Mt. Canaan MB Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • The Mt. Canaan MB Cemetery is located in Elmore County
        • The Mt. Canaan MB Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Mt. Canaan Baptist Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Canaan MB Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2283861 <6>
      • Bachelor Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
        • The Bachelor Cemetery is located in Elmore County
        • The Bachelor Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Batchler Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bachelor Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21428 <6>
      • Mann Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mann Cemetery is located in Elmore County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mann Cemetery
      • Hollybranch Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hollybranch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hollybranch Cemetery is located in Coosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollybranch 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 Sewell Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #153375  (Sewell Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #153375 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: Holtville
      • County: Elmore         Elev: 142
      • Location given for GNIS #153375 (Sewell Cemetery)

    The official website for Elmore County: www.elmoreco.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 Elmore, 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sewell Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7071, Longitude: -86.2777       In this case, the coordinates for the Sewell 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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