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 ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Allen - Sims Cemetery:
33.4340, -86.1953
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Allen - Sims Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Allen - Sims Cemetery is located in Talladega County<2>.
The county seat for Talladega County is located in Talladega. Talladega lies just to the east of the Allen - Sims Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Allen - Sims Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Allen - Sims Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Freeze Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Freeze Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeze Cemetery
- Hepzibah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hepzibah Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepzibah Cemetery
- Armbrester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Armbrester Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armbrester Cemetery
- Thornhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Thornhill Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill Cemetery
- Hubbard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Cemetery
- Mardisville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mardisville Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mardisville Cemetery
- Midway Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kingston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kingston Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Needmore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Needmore Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore Cemetery
- Walkers Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Walkers Family Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Family Cemetery
- Old Florence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Florence Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Florence Cemetery
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- Winterboro Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Moberley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Moberley Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moberley Cemetery
- Pine Hill Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mays Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- McCellan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The McCellan Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCellan Cemetery
- Coosa Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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]<3> to the south of Pell City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #239307 <5>
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson 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]<3> of the Allen - Sims Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Allen - Sims Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Nottingham ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Nottingham is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Former name for Nottingham:
- Jones Camp Ground
- Talladega
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Alpine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Winterboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Winterboro is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterboro
- Windsong Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Windsong Island is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Island
- Rendalia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Rendalia is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendalia
- Easonville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Easonville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonville
- Fountainrun ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
- Logan Martin Dam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Logan Martin Dam is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Martin Dam
- East Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- East Bend is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
- Abihka ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Abihka is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abihka
- Colony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Colony is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Waldo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Waldo is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Cropwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Avondale Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Avondale Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale Village
- Pell City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glen City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glen City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen City
- Lincoln
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Seddon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Seddon is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon
- Vincent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sycamore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sycamore is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Ironaton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ironaton is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironaton
- Riverside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Chambers Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chambers Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Springs
- Chandler Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chandler Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Springs
- McElderry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- McElderry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElderry
- Calcis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Calcis is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcis
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 like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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
- Location given for Allen-Sims Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.4339971 Lon: -86.195252
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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 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'. |
| <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. |