A visit to the Alexander 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 Alexander Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Alexander Cemetery:
32.3657, -86.6169
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Alexander Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Alexander Cemetery is located in Lowndes County<2>.
The county seat for Lowndes County is located in Hayneville. Hayneville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south of the Alexander Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Alexander 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 Alexander Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Alexander Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Powell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Cottrell Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fair Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Wooten Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Wooten Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooten Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Rocky Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rocky Hill Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill Cemetery
- Stoudemire Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
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- Oakview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Oakview Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Meadow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Meadow Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Cemetery
- Fice Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Fice Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fice Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Yankee Town Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Yankee Town Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankee Town Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Graves Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Church 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 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Alexander Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Alexander Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Burkville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Burkville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkville
- Autaugaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Autaugaville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autaugaville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
- White Hall
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- White Hall is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
- Lowndesboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Booth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Booth is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Jones Bluff Dam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jones Bluff Dam is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Bluff Dam
- Catoma
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Catoma is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoma
- Independence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Independence is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Stone's
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stone's is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone's
- Prattville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Melmar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Melmar is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmar
- Benton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Benton is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Petronia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Petronia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petronia
- Hayneville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Gibbons ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gibbons is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons
- Mosses
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mosses is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosses
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- Statesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Statesville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Gordonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gordonville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Gibbs Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gibbs Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Village
- Tyler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hope Hull
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- English Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Young Forte Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Young Forte Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Forte Village
- Highland Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Highland Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Old Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Collirene
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Collirene is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collirene
- Letohatchee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Letohatchee is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letohatchee
- Prattville Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Prattville Junction is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville Junction
- Millbrook
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
- Pine Level
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Level is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Burnsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burnsville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
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 Alexander Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lowndes County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Alexander Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Hayneville
- Millbrook
- Prattville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Alexander Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lowndes 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 Alexander Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #136311 (Alexander Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #136311 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: Lowndes
- Est. Elev: 80 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lowndesboro
- Location given for Alexander Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.3656933 Lon: -86.6169223
- 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 Lowndes, 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- Alexander 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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