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A visit to the Arkwright Church Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Arkwright Church Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Arkwright Church Cemetery

Lat:   33.3525°   (33° 21' 8")

Lon:   -86.3890°   (-86° 23' 20")

The Arkwright Church Cemetery is located in Shelby County<1>.

The county seat for Shelby County is located in Columbiana. Columbiana lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the southwest of the Arkwright Church Cemetery .

Name Variations for Arkwright Church 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.

Arkwright Church Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Arkwright Cemetery

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 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Arkwright Church Cemetery.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Arkwright Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Williamson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williamson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williamson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Williamson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Vincent Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vincent Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vincent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Vincent Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Raley Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Raley Family Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Raley Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Raley Family Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Vincent Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vincent Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vincent Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Vincent Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Old Reynolds Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Reynolds Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Reynolds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Reynolds Cemetery is located in Talladega County
  • Glover Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glover Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Glover Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Elliott Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elliott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elliott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Elliott Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Kidd Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kidd Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kidd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Kidd Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Garden of Memories Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden of Memories Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden of Memories Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Garden of Memories Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Chancellor Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chancellor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chancellor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chancellor Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Nicholls Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Talladega County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...

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 Arkwright Church Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Arkwright Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Harpersville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Vincent
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vincent have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
    • Vincent is located in Saint Clair County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,223 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vincent <7>
  • East Bend
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
    • East Bend is located in Talladega County
  • Childersburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Calcis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Logan Martin Dam
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bon Air
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bon Air have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
    • Bon Air is located in Talladega County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
  • Westover
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westover have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
    • Westover is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
  • Alpine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpine have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
    • Alpine is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpine <7>
  • Sterrett
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Wilsonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Zubers
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Nottingham ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Fountainrun ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountainrun have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
      • Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
    • Vandiver
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Comerdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Winterboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterboro
      • Winterboro is located in Talladega County
    • Oak Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Talladega County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
    • Sycamore
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
      • Sycamore is located in Talladega County
    • Easonville ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Mignon
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mignon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mignon
      • Mignon is located in Talladega County
    • Abihka ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abihka have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abihka
      • Abihka is located in Talladega County
    • Rendalia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Dunavant
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Chelsea
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)

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 Arkwright Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shelby County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Arkwright Church Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Arkwright Church Cemetery:

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 Arkwright Church Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #149437  (Arkwright Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #149437 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Harpersville
    • County: Shelby         Elev: 128
    • Location given for GNIS #149437 (Arkwright Cemetery)

The official website for Shelby County: www.shelbycountyalabama.com/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Shelby, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Arkwright Church Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3525, Longitude: -86.3890    
<3>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<4>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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