A visit to the Bankhead 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 Bankhead Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bankhead Cemetery:
34.5598, -85.5558
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bankhead Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bankhead Cemetery is located in DeKalb County<2>.
The county seat for DeKalb County is located in Fort Payne. Fort Payne lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southwest of the Bankhead Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bankhead Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Bankhead Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bankhead Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Holly Spring Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Holly Spring Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Spring Cemetery
- Little River Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Little River Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Little River Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Mentone.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2192674 <5>
- Ellison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Ellison Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Cemetery
- Valley Head Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Valley Head Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Head Cemetery
- Davenport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Davenport Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24598 <5>
- Bean Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bean Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bean Cemetery
- Beene Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Beene Family Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beene Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beene Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Hammondville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21439 <5>
- Price Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Price Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Howards Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Head Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Head Springs Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Springs Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Cordell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cordell Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell Cemetery
- Whitehall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Whitehall Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall Cemetery
- The Whitehall Cemetery has also been known as:
- White Hall Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27051 <5>
- Menlo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Menlo Cemetery is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo Cemetery
- Lawrence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Mountain Home Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Ami Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Ami Cemetery is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ami Cemetery
- Forester Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Forester Cemetery is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bankhead Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bankhead Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bankhead
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Mentone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Head
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cordell ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cordell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Alpine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Alpine is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Kaolin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kaolin is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
- Cloudland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hammondville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hammondville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Menlo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Menlo is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menlo <6>
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Grover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- New Moon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Ider
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beaty Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beaty Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Crossroads
- Fort Payne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Adamsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Adamsburg is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Berryton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Cartersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cartersville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Douglas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Blanche
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Broomtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Lyerly
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Summerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pennville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Rising Fawn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Henagar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Bankhead Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in DeKalb County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bankhead Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fort Payne
- Rising Fawn
- Summerville
- Valley Head
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 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 Bankhead Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to DeKalb 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 Bankhead Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #157515 (Bankhead Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #157515 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: DeKalb
- Est. Elev: 531 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Valley Head
- Location given for Bankhead Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5598063 Lon: -85.5557968
- 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 DeKalb, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bankhead 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. |