A visit to the Banks 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 Banks Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Banks Cemetery:
33.1518, -87.1969
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Banks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Banks Cemetery is located in Bibb County<2>.
The county seat for Bibb County is located in Centreville. Centreville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Banks Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Banks Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Banks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Banks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Clements Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Clements Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clements Cemetery
- Mt. Gillard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Gillard Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gillard Cemetery
- Johnstown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnstown Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown Cemetery
- Belchers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Little Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Little Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cemetery
- Caffee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Caffee Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caffee Cemetery
- John T. Thrasher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The John T. Thrasher Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John T. Thrasher Cemetery
- The John T. Thrasher Cemetery has also been known as:
- Thrasher Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26684 <5>
- Bibbville Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bibbville Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibbville Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Bibbville Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bibbville Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21616 <5>
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Kinard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Kinard Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinard Cemetery
- Daniel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Daniel Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Carmel Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of West Blocton.
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Carmel Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #482813 <5>
- Hickory Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Evergreen Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Evergreen Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east of Tuscaloosa.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22723 <5>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Italian Catholic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shiney Rock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shiney Rock Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiney Rock 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 Banks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Banks Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Vance
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Blocton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Burmah ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Burmah is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burmah
- North Bibb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- North Bibb is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bibb
- Fikestown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fikestown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fikestown
- Bucktown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bucktown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Corinne ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Corinne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
- Blocton ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Blocton is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton
- Woodstock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blocton Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Blocton Junction is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton Junction
- Blocton Junction has also been known as:
- Blockton Junc
- Italian Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Italian Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Town
- Green Pond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Scottsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Scottsville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Nash Town ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Nash Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
- Belle Ellen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Belle Ellen is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ellen
- Abernant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Abernant is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernant
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cane Creek is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Lake View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Lake View is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
- Brookwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coaling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
- Seymour
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Seymour is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Tannehill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tannehill is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannehill
- Hagler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hagler is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Pearson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pearson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Egypt ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Egypt is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Pratt Ferry ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pratt Ferry is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Ferry
- Aden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Aden is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Kimbrell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kimbrell is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrell
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 Banks Cemetery. The following communities are located in Bibb County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Banks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blocton - Historic
- West Blocton
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 helpful 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 Banks Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Bibb 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 Banks Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #138352 (Banks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #138352 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: Bibb
- Est. Elev: 142 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Woodstock
- Location given for Banks Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.1517852 Lon: -87.1969416
- 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 Bibb, 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- Banks 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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