A visit to the Able Cemetery ...
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 Able Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Able Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Able Cemetery
Lat: 31.4079° (31° 24' 28")
Lon: -86.4794° (-86° 28' 45")
The Able Cemetery is located in Covington County<2>.
The county seat for Covington County is located in Andalusia. Andalusia lies just to the south of the Able Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Able Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Able Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Carter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Covington County
- River Falls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the River Falls Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the River Falls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The River Falls Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Covington County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Antioch Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of Antioch
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2231111 <5>
- Bozeman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bozeman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bozeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bozeman Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Magnolia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magnolia Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Magnolia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Covington Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Covington Memorial Gardens
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Covington Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Covington Memorial Gardens is located in Covington County
- Bryant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryant Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Fairmount Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairmount Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairmount Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Fairmount Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Southside Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Southside Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Southside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Southside Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Johnson Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Memorial Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Johnson Memorial Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hillside Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Memorial Gardens
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hillside Memorial Gardens is located in Covington County
- Henderson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henderson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Stewart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewart Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Adellum Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adellum Cemetery
- The Adellum Cemetery is located in Covington County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Adellum Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Andalusia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2258757 <5>
- Marshall Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marshall Memorial Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marshall Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Marshall Memorial Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Andalusia Memorial Garden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andalusia Memorial Garden
- The Andalusia Memorial Garden is located in Covington County
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Good Hope Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Good Hope Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Good Hope Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Covington County
- The Good Hope Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Good Hope Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1992893 <5>
- Hillside Memorial Gardens
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Able Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Able Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gantt
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Heath
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - River Falls
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for River Falls. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- River Falls is located in Covington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Antioch
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Antioch is located in Covington County
- Andalusia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andalusia
- Andalusia is located in Covington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,677 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Andalusia <7>
- Red Level
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Red Level is located in Covington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Sanford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Rose Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Dozier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dozier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier
- Dozier is located in Crenshaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dozier <7>
- Libertyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Libertyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Libertyville is located in Covington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Babbie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Leon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (7 more) ...
- Carolina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Oaky Streak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oaky Streak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak
- Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
- Merrill Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Mill
- Merrill Mill is located in Crenshaw County
- Horn Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Opp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opp
- Opp is located in Covington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opp <7>
- Industry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Paul
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Carolina
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 Able Cemetery. The following communities are located in Covington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Able Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Andalusia
- Andalusia lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Able Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Andalusia.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andalusia
- Opp
- Opp lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Able Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Opp.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opp
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Able Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Covington County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Butler County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Coffee County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Conecuh County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Crenshaw County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Escambia County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Geneva County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Pike County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Okaloosa County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Walton County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- From Cyndi's List:
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Covington County
- Cemetery Junction:
- Directory for Alabama
- From FamilySearch:
- Cemeteries Wiki for Alabama
- From Interment.net:
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Covington
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Able Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Able Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #112896 (Able Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #112896 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: Gantt
- County: Covington Elev: 65
- Location given for GNIS #112896 (Able Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Covington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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 Able Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4079, Longitude: -86.4794 In this case, the coordinates for the Able Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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> | 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. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |