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:
33.2426, -87.4056
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 Tuscaloosa County<2>.
The county seat for Tuscaloosa County is located in Tuscaloosa. Tuscaloosa lies just to the west southwest 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 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Bankston Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bankston Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Boyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ruhama Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Ruhama Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruhama Cemetery
- Scales Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Scales Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scales Cemetery
- Garners Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Garners Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garners Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Garners Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Peterson.
- The Garners Cemetery has also been known as:
- Riley Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22966 <5>
- Andrews Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Christian Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Little Hurricane Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Holt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chambers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Chambers Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Cemetery
- Tuscaloosa Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Tuscaloosa Memorial Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuscaloosa Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tuscaloosa Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Tuscaloosa.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26764 <5>
- Cottondale Nature Garden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Big Hurricane Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Big Hurricane Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Hurricane Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Old Center Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Old Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Alberta Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Alberta Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta Cemetery
- New Asia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The New Asia Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Asia Cemetery
- Enterprise Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Enterprise Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- West Brookwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bankston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bankston Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Peterson
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Peterson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Cottondale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Brookwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Holt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Holt is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Wood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
- Alberta City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alberta City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta City
- Coaling
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
- University
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- University is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- Tuscaloosa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kellerman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kellerman is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerman
- Ingleside Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ingleside Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside Village
- Sahama Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sahama Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahama Village
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Northport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lake Front Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Front Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Front Village
- Vance
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Duncanville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Duncanville is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanville
- Abernant
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Abernant is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernant
- Hagler
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hagler is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- North Bibb
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- North Bibb is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bibb
- Bull City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bull City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull City
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. The following communities are located in Tuscaloosa 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 first visit 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 Bankston Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Tuscaloosa 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 #158717 (Bankston Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #158717 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: Tuscaloosa
- Est. Elev: 142 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cottondale
- Location given for Bankston Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.2426171 Lon: -87.4055581
- 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 Tuscaloosa, 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 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. |