A visit to the Allen 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 Allen Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Allen Cemetery:
34.4442, -87.7260
The Allen Cemetery is located in Franklin County<1>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Russellville. Russellville lies just to the north of the Allen Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Allen Cemetery.
Name Variations for Allen 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.
Allen 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 27 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<2> of the Allen Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Allen Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wilson - Nooe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Keelen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Keelen Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keelen Cemetery
- Old Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Steadham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Steadham Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steadham Cemetery
- McWright Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sibley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Sibley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Kirk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Orman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Orman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orman Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pounders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Spruce Pine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rea Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Drake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sargent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sadler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Old Town Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Luketown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Knights of Pythias Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Graham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Quinn Memorial Church of Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wingo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Scharnagle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Scharnagle Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scharnagle Cemetery
- Blue Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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]<2> of the Allen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Allen Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Spruce Pine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rockwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Churntown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Russellville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Phil Campbell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Belgreen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Littleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Bear Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hackleburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hodges
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mehama ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Prebble ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- White House Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Haleyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Littleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pebble
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Spring Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Concord
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Denton ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Denton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Burntout
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
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 Allen Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Allen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Haleyville
- Phil Campbell
- Russellville
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 Allen Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Allen Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #141972 (Allen Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #141972 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: Franklin
- Topo Map Name: Unknown
- Location given for Allen Cemetery:
- Lat: 0 Lon: 0
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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- Allen Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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