A visit to the Abbeville Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed 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 Abbeville Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Abbeville Cemetery:
31.5741, -85.5013
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Abbeville Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Abbeville Cemetery is located in Henry County<2>.
The county seat for Henry County is located in Abbeville. Abbeville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east of the Abbeville Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Abbeville Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Abbeville Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Abbeville Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Beersheba Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Beersheba Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- Skipperville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Peniel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Peniel Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel Cemetery
- Dykes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dykes Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Magnolia UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Magnolia UMC Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia UMC Cemetery
- The Magnolia UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Magnolia Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24172 <5>
- Concord Congregational Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Clopton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Clopton Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Wilkerson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilkerson Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkerson Cemetery
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Shiloh Word Fellowship
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Hope Congregational Christian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Echo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Echo Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Cemetery
- Omega Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Omega Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omega Cemetery
- Tew Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Abbeville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Abbeville Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Skipperville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Skipperville is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
- Bertha
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bertha is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Clopton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Clopton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Arguta
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Arguta is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arguta
- Blue Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Blue Springs is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Phillips Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Mabson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mabson is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabson
- Ozark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ewell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Clio
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elamville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Capps
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Capps is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Ariton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ariton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Graball
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Graball is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Former names for Graball:
- Hart's Crossroads
- Hudspeth's Crossroads
- Louisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Louisville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Newville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Newville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Abbeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oakey Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Oakey Grove is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Grove
- Newton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Newton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Tennille
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tennille is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
- Pinckard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Midland City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Headland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Abbeville Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Abbeville Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abbeville
- Ariton
- Clio
- Clio lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Abbeville Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clio.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Headland
- Louisville
- Midland City
- Napier Field
- Newton
- Newville
- Ozark
- Pinckard
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Abbeville Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Henry County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
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 Abbeville Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #163270 (Abbeville Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #163270 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Henry
- Est. Elev: 78 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Skipperville
- Location given for Abbeville Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.574056 Lon: -85.5013272
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 Henry, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Abbeville Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |