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:
33.2387, -86.2916
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Allen Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Allen Cemetery is located in Talladega County<2>.
The county seat for Talladega County is located in Talladega. Talladega lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the northeast of the Allen Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Allen Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Allen Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Allen Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Odena Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Odena Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odena Cemetery
- Rhoden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rhoden Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoden Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rhoden Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Childersburg
- Childersburg City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Childersburg City Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childersburg City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Childersburg City Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Childersburg
- Green Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Green Hill Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Cemetery
- Comers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Comers Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comers Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Rising Star Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Rising Star Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Star Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Nicholls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Nicholls Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholls Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Nicholls Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Childersburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24993 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Old Reynolds Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Reynolds Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Reynolds Cemetery
- Chancellor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Chancellor Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor Cemetery
- Kahatchee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Kahatchee Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kahatchee Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Winterboro Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bradford Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Caldwell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
- Holley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Holley Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Allen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Allen Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Zubers
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Zubers is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zubers
- Comerdale
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Comerdale is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comerdale
- Bon Air
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bon Air is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
- Mignon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mignon is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mignon
- Oldfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oldfield is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Childersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sylacauga
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sycamore
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Sycamore is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Gantts Quarry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gantts Quarry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantts Quarry
- Winterboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Winterboro is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterboro
- Abihka ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Abihka is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abihka
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Alpine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fayetteville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fayetteville is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Rendalia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rendalia is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendalia
- Nottingham ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nottingham is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Former name for Nottingham:
- Jones Camp Ground
- Talladega Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- East Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- East Bend is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
- Stewartville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stewartville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
- Hollins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hollins is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Harpersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilsonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Vincent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Logan Martin Dam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Logan Martin Dam is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Martin Dam
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. The following communities are located in Talladega County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Allen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Childersburg
- Mignon
- Sylacauga
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 Talladega 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 #113000 (Allen Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #113000 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: Talladega
- Est. Elev: 171 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sylacauga West
- Location given for Allen Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.2387253 Lon: -86.2916421
- 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 Talladega, 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' (or 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- Allen 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |