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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. 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 Athens City Cemetery ...

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>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Athens City Cemetery

Lat:   34.8026°   (34° 48' 9")

Lon:   -87.9611°   (-87° 57' 39")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pride Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pride Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pride Cemetery is located in Colbert County
  • Malone Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Malone Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Malone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Malone Cemetery is located in Colbert County
  • Lane Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lane Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lane Cemetery is located in Colbert County
  • Smith Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Colbert County
  • Cherokee Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherokee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherokee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cherokee Cemetery is located in Colbert County
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Colbert County
  • Burnstown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burnstown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burnstown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Burnstown Cemetery is located in Colbert County
  • Garrett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garrett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garrett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Garrett Cemetery is located in Colbert County
  • Rutland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rutland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rutland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rutland Cemetery is located in Colbert County
  • Cherokee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherokee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherokee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cherokee Cemetery is located in Colbert County
  • Perkins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Perkins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Perkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Perkins Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
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    • Watkins Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Davis Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in Colbert County
    • Mt. Hester Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hester Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Hester Cemetery is located in Colbert County
    • Rowell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rowell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rowell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rowell Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
    • Crenshaw Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crenshaw Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crenshaw Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crenshaw Cemetery is located in Colbert County
    • Canaan Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canaan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canaan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Canaan Cemetery is located in Colbert County
    • Goshen Baptist Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Richard Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richard Cemetery
      • The Richard Cemetery is located in Colbert County
    • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Colbert County
    • Barton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Barton Cemetery is located in Colbert County
    • Noel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Noel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Noel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Noel Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doubleheads Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
    • Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County
  • Ingleton ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingleton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
    • Ingleton is located in Colbert County
  • Cherokee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Caryton ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caryton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryton
    • Caryton is located in Colbert County
  • Red Rock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
    • Red Rock is located in Colbert County
  • Gatesville ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gatesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
    • Gatesville is located in Colbert County
  • Crows Camp ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crows Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
    • Crows Camp is located in Colbert County
  • Chickasaw ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chickasaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
    • Chickasaw is located in Colbert County
  • Riverton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
    • Riverton is located in Colbert County
  • Oldham
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
    • Oldham is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
  • Green Tree ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
    • Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County
  • Waterloo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Bishop
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bishop. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
      • Bishop is located in Colbert County
    • McGee Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McGee Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Town
      • McGee Town is located in Lauderdale County
    • Threet
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threet
      • Threet is located in Lauderdale County
    • Cypress Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cypress Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
      • Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County
    • Iuka
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
      • Iuka is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
      • Good Springs is located in Colbert County
    • Denton ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
      • Denton is located in Colbert County
    • Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furnace Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
      • Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
    • Cloverdale
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
      • Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County

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.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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:

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: GNIS record #163664 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: Cherokee
    • County: Limestone         Elev: 157
    • Location given for GNIS #163664 (Athens City Cemetery)

The official website for Limestone County: www.co.limestone.al.us/

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

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 Athens City Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8026, Longitude: -87.9611       In this case, the coordinates for the Athens City Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>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.




 

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