A visit to the Adams 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 Adams Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Adams Cemetery:
34.9562, -87.0783
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Adams Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Adams Cemetery is located in Limestone County<2>.
The county seat for Limestone County is located in Athens. Athens lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Adams Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Adams Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Adams Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Browning Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Cunningham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Legg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Legg Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Legg Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Elkmont.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23948 <5>
- Hightower Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hightower Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower Cemetery
- Gaston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Gaston Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston Cemetery
- Craig Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Craig Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Dupree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Dupree Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupree Cemetery
- Legg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Legg Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg Cemetery
- Tedd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Tedd Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedd Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Shoal Bluff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Shoal Bluff Cemetery is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Bluff Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Hesters Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elledge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Elledge Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elledge Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lebanon Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Athens.
- The Lebanon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lebanon Community Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23932 <5>
- Collier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- St. Mark Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Mark Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mark Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Adams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Adams Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Lester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lester is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Stella
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stella is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Cairo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Elkmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Prospect
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pettusville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Lentzville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Hay's Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Minor Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Bethel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Appleton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Anderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Estep ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Confluence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Poplar Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Athens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ardmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Elkmont Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Dickson Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Elkton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elkton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Green Field
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Green Field is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Anthony Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Anthony Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
- Cedar Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Ripley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Ardmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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 Adams Cemetery. The following communities are located in Limestone County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Adams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Adams Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Limestone 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 Adams Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #112921 (Adams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #112921 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: Limestone
- Est. Elev: 182 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Salem
- Location given for Adams Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9561955 Lon: -87.0783442
- 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 Limestone, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Adams 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. |
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