A visit to the Abernathy 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 Abernathy Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Abernathy Cemetery:
34.6781, -87.3864
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Abernathy Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Abernathy Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<2>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Moulton. Moulton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Abernathy Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Abernathy Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 35 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Abernathy Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Abernathy Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rocky Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Rocky Hill Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill Cemetery
- String Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The String Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for String Cemetery
- Lansdell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lansdell Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdell Cemetery
- Ashford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Ashford Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford Cemetery
- Fuqua Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Fuqua Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuqua Cemetery
- Brickhouse Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Brickhouse Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickhouse Cemetery
- Cal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cal Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cal Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Blackground Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Blackground Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackground Cemetery
- The Blackground Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethany Church Cemetery
- Bethany MB Church Cemetery
- Black Ground Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2151111 <5>
- Bain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bain Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bain Cemetery
- Conner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Conner Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conner Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Graham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Bynum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bynum Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum Cemetery
- Ashford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ashford Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Sherrod Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sherrod Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrod Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Dobbins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Dobbins Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Cemetery
- Childers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Childers Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childers Cemetery
- Davenport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Davenport Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport Cemetery
- Sheffield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sheffield Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheffield Cemetery
- Cal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cal Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cal Cemetery
- Midway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Dillahunty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Dillahunty Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillahunty Cemetery
- Madding Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Madding Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madding Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The King Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Felix Terry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Felix Terry Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felix Terry Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Felix Terry Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Courtland.
- The Felix Terry Cemetery has also been known as:
- Terry Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26638 <5>
- Mayes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mayes Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayes Cemetery
- Garth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Garth Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garth Cemetery
- Gilchrist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Gilchrist Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist Cemetery
- Courtland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sykes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sykes Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykes Cemetery
- Truitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Truitt Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truitt Cemetery
- Houston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Houston Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Abernathy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Abernathy Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Town Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Courtland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Courtland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Edmond
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Red Bank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Wheeler Dam Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Hatton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Dells Vista Shores
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dells Vista Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells Vista Shores
- Leighton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Mountain Home
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Belleview ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Belleview is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Ford City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Mehama ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mehama is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehama
- Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Elgin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Chalybeate Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Hillsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rogersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <6>
- Nitrate City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Muck City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Muck City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck City
- Spring Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
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 Abernathy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lawrence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Abernathy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Courtland
- Leighton
- Rogersville
- Town Creek
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Abernathy Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lawrence 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 Abernathy Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #112894 (Abernathy Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #112894 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: Lawrence
- Est. Elev: 178 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Town Creek
- Location given for Abernathy Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6781458 Lon: -87.3864114
- 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 Lawrence, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Abernathy 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. |