A visit to the Allen - Sims 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 - Sims Cemetery ...
The Allen - Sims Cemetery is located in Talladega County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Armbrester Cemetery
- The Armbrester Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armbrester Cemetery
- Coosa Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Coosa Valley Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Coosa Valley Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the south of Pell City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #239307 <3>
- Freeze Cemetery
- The Freeze Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeze Cemetery
- Hepzibah Cemetery
- The Hepzibah Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepzibah Cemetery
- Hubbard Cemetery
- The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Talladega County
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- Kingston Cemetery
- The Kingston Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Cemetery
- Mardisville Cemetery
- The Mardisville Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mardisville Cemetery
- Mays Cemetery
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- McCellan Cemetery
- The McCellan Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCellan Cemetery
- Midway Memorial Gardens
- Moberley Cemetery
- The Moberley Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moberley Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Needmore Cemetery
- The Needmore Cemetery is located in Talladega County
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- Oak Hill Cemetery
- Old Florence Cemetery
- The Old Florence Cemetery is located in Talladega County
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- Pine Hill Memorial Park
- Thornhill Cemetery
- The Thornhill Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill Cemetery
- Walkers Family Cemetery
- The Walkers Family Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Family Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Winterboro Baptist Church 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]<2> of the Allen - Sims Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Abihka ‑ Historic
- Abihka is located in Talladega County
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- Alpine
- Avondale Village
- Avondale Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale Village
- Calcis
- Calcis is located in Shelby County
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- Chambers Springs
- Chambers Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Springs
- Chandler Springs
- Chandler Springs is located in Talladega County
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- Colony
- Colony is located in Talladega County
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- Cropwell
- Easonville ‑ Historic
- Easonville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonville
- East Bend
- East Bend is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
- Fountainrun ‑ Historic
- Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
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- Glen City
- Glen City is located in Saint Clair County
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- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ironaton
- Ironaton is located in Talladega County
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- Lincoln
- Logan Martin Dam
- Logan Martin Dam is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Martin Dam
- McElderry
- McElderry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElderry
- Nottingham ‑ Historic
- Nottingham is located in Talladega County
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- Former name for Nottingham:
- Jones Camp Ground
- Pell City
- Rendalia
- Rendalia is located in Talladega County
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- Riverside
- Seddon
- Seddon is located in Saint Clair County
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- Sycamore
- Sycamore is located in Talladega County
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- Talladega
- Vincent
- Waldo
- Waldo is located in Talladega County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Windsong Island
- Windsong Island is located in Talladega County
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- Winterboro
- Winterboro is located in Talladega County
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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 - Sims Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Talladega County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Allen - Sims Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Allen - Sims 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 - Sims Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #141240 (Allen-Sims Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #141240 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: 177 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sleeping Giant
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Allen - Sims Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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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