A visit to the African Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the African Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The African Cemetery (FG ID #2739509).
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 African Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the African Cemetery:
30.7244, -88.0712
Note: While we are using the above GPS location for the African Cemetery, it has not been verified and we are uncertain about its accuracy - use with caution.
The African Cemetery is located in Mobile.
The cemetery is located in Mobile County<2>.
The county seat for Mobile County is located in Mobile. Mobile lies just to the south southeast of the African Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the African Cemetery.
Name Variations for African Cemetery ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
African Cemetery has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the African Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from African Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is also located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Gethsemane Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Catholic Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Green Mount Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Mount Cemetery is also located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mount Cemetery
- Visitation Monastery Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Church Street Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Church Street Cemetery is also located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Street Cemetery
- Spanish Burial Grounds
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Spanish Burial Grounds is also located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Burial Grounds
- Whistler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Whistler Cemetery is also located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler Cemetery
- Whistler Colored Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Prichard Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Elam Cemetery is also located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam Cemetery
- Whispering Pines Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Newell Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Newell Family Cemetery is also located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell Family Cemetery
- Wolf Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wolf Ridge Cemetery is also located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Ridge Cemetery
- Little Magnolia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jewish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Jewish Cemetery is also located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
- Mobile National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Reformed Temple Jewish Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ahavas Chesed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sha'arai Shomayim Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
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 African Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from African Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Prichard
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mobile
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chickasaw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Eight Mile
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Country Club Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Country Club Village is also located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Village
- Saraland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Spanish Fort
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Satsuma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Tillmans Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Park City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Park City is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Semmes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Daphne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Bromley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bromley is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
- Creola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Creola is also located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
- Theodore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Montrose
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Axis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Chunchula
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bellefontaine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Stapleton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Whitehouse Forks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Irvington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairhope
(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 African Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mobile County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The African Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Daphne
- Fairhope
- Mobile
- Prichard
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 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 African Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Mobile 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 African Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2739509
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Mobile, 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- African 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |