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:
31.8160, -85.8386
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 Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Troy. Troy lies just to the west 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 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Banks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Banks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Alexander Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Antioch Missionary Baptist Church Cememtery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Hussey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hussey Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hussey Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Benson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Benson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Cemetery
- Cotton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cotton Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Cemetery
- Brooks Graves
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Brooks Graves is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Graves
- Livingston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Livingston Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston Cemetery
- Paran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Paran Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paran Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Old Dothan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Old Dothan Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dothan Cemetery
- Catalpa Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Catalpa Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalpa Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Kendrick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Kendrick Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Driggers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Driggers Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driggers Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview 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:
- Banks
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pronto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pronto is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pronto
- Buckhorn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Buckhorn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Brundidge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- McClure Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- McClure Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Town
- Troy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Linwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Linwood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Mossy Grove Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mossy Grove Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Village
- Needmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Needmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Saco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Saco is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
- Perote
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Perote is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perote
- Tarentum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tarentum is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Postoak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Postoak is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Meeksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Meeksville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeksville
- Tennille
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tennille is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
- Youngblood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Youngblood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
- Elamville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Inverness
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Inverness is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Orion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Orion is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Frisco
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Frisco is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Roeton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Roeton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeton
- Clio
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Smuteye
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Smuteye is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smuteye
- Hallsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Ariton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ariton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Louisville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Louisville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Ansley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ansley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Banks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ariton
- Brundidge
- Clio
- Clio lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Banks Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clio.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Louisville
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 Banks Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Pike 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 #113447 (Banks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #113447 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 174 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Banks
- Location given for Banks Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.8159918 Lon: -85.8385588
- 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 Pike, 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 things 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |