A visit to the Athens 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 Athens Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Athens Cemetery:
32.1960, -87.2825
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Athens Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Athens Cemetery is located in Dallas County<2>.
The county seat for Dallas County is located in Selma. Selma lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the northeast of the Athens Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Athens Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Athens Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cobbs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Hardy Young Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hardy Young Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Young Cemetery
- Hennon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hennon Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennon Cemetery
- McMillan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McMillan Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan Cemetery
- Vaughn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Young Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Seale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Seale Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Gross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Gross Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross Cemetery
- Rehoboth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Rehoboth Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- McMillan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The McMillan Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan Cemetery
- Welcome Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Malone Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Malone Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Cemetery
- Irby Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Irby Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irby Cemetery
- Hotel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hotel Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hotel Cemetery
- Boykin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Boykin Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin Cemetery
- Turner Field Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Turner Field Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Field Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Orrville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Orrville Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville 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 Athens Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Athens Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Crumptonia
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Crumptonia is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumptonia
- Rehoboth
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rehoboth is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Orrville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Alberta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Alberta is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Prairie Bluff ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Bluff
- Prairie Bluff has also been known as:
- Dale
- Daletown
- Millers Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Millers Ferry is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
- Boykin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Boykin is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Safford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gastonburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gastonburg is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonburg
- Catherine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Catherine is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
- Bethel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bethel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Central Mills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Central Mills is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Mills
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Camden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cahawba ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cahawba is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahawba
- Rockwest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rockwest is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwest
- Richmond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Richmond is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Flatwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Flatwood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
- Estelle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Estelle is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Consul
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Consul is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Consul
- Carlowville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carlowville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlowville
- Kings
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kings is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
- Belknap
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Belknap is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Massillon ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Massillon is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massillon
- Marion Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Marion Junction is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Junction
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 Athens Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dallas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Athens 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 Athens Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Dallas 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 Athens Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #113268 (Athens Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #113268 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: Dallas
- Est. Elev: 57 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Crumptonia
- Location given for Athens Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.1959757 Lon: -87.2824931
- 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 Dallas, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Athens 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. |
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