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A visit to the Bankston 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 Bankston Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bankston Cemetery:

33.6734, -87.6675

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bankston Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Bankston Cemetery is located in Fayette County<2>.

The county seat for Fayette County is located in Fayette. Fayette lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of the Bankston Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Bankston Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Bankston Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bankston Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Woods Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Woods Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • Cleveland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Cleveland Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Zion Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
  • Piney Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Vick & Kelley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Vick & Kelley Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vick & Kelley Cemetery
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Phillips Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Adams Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Adams Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
  • Adams - Pinion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Adams - Pinion Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams - Pinion Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Adams - Pinion Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Berry.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21190 <5>
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Berry City Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Berry City Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry City Cemetery
    • Tabernacle Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Cemetery
    • Jenkins Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
    • Philadelphia Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
    • Cedar Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
    • Davis Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Davis Chapel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Chapel Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Hopewell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
    • New Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The New Chapel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Cemetery
    • Bethabara Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Bethabara Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethabara Cemetery
    • Dobbs Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Dobbs Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbs Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Bankston Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bankston Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Bankston
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Bankston is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
  • Berry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Berry is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berry <6>
  • Rossland City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Rossland City is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
  • New Lexington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
  • Alta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Alta is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
  • Old Town
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Old Town is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
  • Fayette
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Patton Junction ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Patton Junction is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
  • Corona
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Corona is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
  • Patton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Patton is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
  • Coal Valley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Coal Valley is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
  • Kirkland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Kirkland is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bazemore
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Bazemore is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazemore
    • Belk
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Belk is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
    • Ashcraft Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
    • Oakman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Oakman is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
      • Former names for Oakman:
      • Day's Gap
      • Marietta
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakman <6>
    • Glen Allen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
    • Samantha
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
    • Townley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Townley is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
    • Carbon Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Kansas
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Kansas is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
    • Eldridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Bluff
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Bluff is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
    • Kennedy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Kennedy is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
    • Winfield
      (19 miles [30.6 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 Bankston Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fayette County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bankston Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Bankston Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Alabama:
  • Pages specific to Fayette 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 Bankston Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #158305  (Bankston Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #158305 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: Fayette
      • Est. Elev: 145 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Bankston
      • Location given for Bankston Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.6734434     Lon: -87.6675126
      • 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 Fayette, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bankston 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.