A visit to the Athens City 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 City Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Athens City Cemetery:
34.8026, -87.9611
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Athens City Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Athens City Cemetery is located in Limestone County<2>.
The county seat for Limestone County is located in Athens. Athens lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<3> to the east of the Athens City Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Athens City Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Athens City Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Athens City Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pride Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Pride Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pride Cemetery
- Malone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Malone Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Cemetery
- Lane Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Cherokee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Cherokee Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Burnstown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Burnstown Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnstown Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Rutland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rutland Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland Cemetery
- Cherokee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cherokee Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Cemetery
- Perkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Watkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Mt. Hester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Hester Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hester Cemetery
- Rowell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Rowell Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowell Cemetery
- Crenshaw Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Crenshaw Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw Cemetery
- Canaan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Canaan Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Cemetery
- Goshen Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Richard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Richard Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Barton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Barton Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Cemetery
- Noel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Noel Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Athens City Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Athens City Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
- Ingleton ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ingleton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
- Cherokee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Caryton ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Caryton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryton
- Red Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Red Rock is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Gatesville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gatesville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Crows Camp ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crows Camp is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
- Chickasaw ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chickasaw is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
- Riverton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Riverton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Oldham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oldham is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Green Tree ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Waterloo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bishop
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bishop is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- McGee Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- McGee Town is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Town
- Threet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Threet is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threet
- Cypress Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Iuka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Iuka is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <6>
- Good Springs ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Good Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Denton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Denton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Cloverdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
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 City Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Limestone County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Athens City Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cherokee
- Iuka
- Iuka lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Athens City Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Iuka.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Sheffield
- Tuscumbia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Athens City Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Limestone 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 City Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #163664 (Athens City Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #163664 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: Limestone
- Est. Elev: 157 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cherokee
- Location given for Athens City Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8025888 Lon: -87.9611465
- 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 Limestone, 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 from Point A (ie- Athens City 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. |