A visit to the Balkum 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 Balkum Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Balkum Cemetery:
31.4027, -85.1869
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Balkum Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Balkum Cemetery is located in Henry County<2>.
The county seat for Henry County is located in Abbeville. Abbeville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Balkum Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Balkum Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Balkum Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Balkum Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Culpepper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Culpepper Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culpepper Cemetery
- Camp Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Camp Springs Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Springs Cemetery
- Haleburg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Haleburg Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleburg Cemetery
- Granberry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Granberry Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granberry Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Tolbert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Tolbert Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert Cemetery
- Union Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Armstrong - Old Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Armstrong - Old Union Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong - Old Union Cemetery
- The Armstrong - Old Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26798 <5>
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Old Pleasant Plains Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Adoniram Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Adoniram Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adoniram Cemetery
- Oakey Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakey Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakey Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Abbeville.
- The Oakey Grove Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oakey Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25090 <5>
- Oaky Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Oaky Grove Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Grove Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Newville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Newville Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville Cemetery
- Grier Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Grier Cemetery is located in Early County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grier 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 Balkum Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Balkum Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Haleburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Haleburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Williams
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Williams is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Oakey Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakey Grove is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Grove
- Columbia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Newville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Newville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Headland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Capps
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Capps is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps
- Kinsey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kinsey is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,293 people
- Webb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barber
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Barber is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Abbeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sawhatchee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sawhatchee is located in Early County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawhatchee
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Shorterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shorterville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
- Graball
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Graball is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Former names for Graball:
- Hart's Crossroads
- Hudspeth's Crossroads
- Cowarts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ashford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Blakely
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Napier Field
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Napier Field is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier Field
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Grimes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grimes is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
- Avon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Avon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Fort Gaines
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tidwell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tidwell is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Dothan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Parish
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oketeyeconne ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Oketeyeconne is located in Clay County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketeyeconne
- Bertha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bertha is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
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 Balkum Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Balkum Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abbeville
- Ashford
- Blakely
- Dothan
- Fort Gaines
- Headland
- Napier Field
- Newville
- Parish
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 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 Balkum Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Henry 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 Balkum Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #113417 (Balkum Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #113417 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: Henry
- Est. Elev: 107 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Haleburg
- Location given for Balkum Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.4026729 Lon: -85.1868759
- 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 Henry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Balkum 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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