A visit to the Barker 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 Barker Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Barker Cemetery:
34.8676, -87.1800
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Barker Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Barker Cemetery is located in Limestone County<2>.
The county seat for Limestone County is located in Athens. Athens lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Barker Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Barker Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 31 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Barker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Barker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Higgens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Higgens Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgens Cemetery
- Temperance Oak Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lentzville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lentzville Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville Cemetery
- Sandlin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Sandlin Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sandlin Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Cairo
- Greer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Bedingfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bedingfield Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedingfield Cemetery
- Legg Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Legg Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg Cemetery
- Shoemaker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Shoemaker Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shoemaker Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the east of Rogersville.
- The Shoemaker Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shoemake Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26263 <5>
- Crenshaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Crenshaw Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw Cemetery
- Elk River Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Evans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Hooie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hooie Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooie Cemetery
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Dement Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Townsend Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Townsend Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Yarbrough Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Yarbrough Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough Cemetery
- Weir Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Weir Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Cemetery
- Grigsby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Grigsby Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigsby Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Old Romine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Old Romine Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Romine Cemetery
- Romine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Romine Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romine Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Hudson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- Hardy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hardy Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Davchport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Davchport Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davchport Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Davchport Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Athens.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22434 <5>
- Pleasant Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lebanon Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Athens.
- The Lebanon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lebanon Community Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23932 <5>
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Tedd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Tedd Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedd Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Barker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Barker Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lentzville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Cairo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Confluence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Estep ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Poplar Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Anderson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Rogersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <6>
- Ripley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Cedar Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Bethel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Lester
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lester is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Dells Vista Shores
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dells Vista Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells Vista Shores
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Corum ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Appleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Hay's Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Wheeler Dam Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Red Bank
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Athens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Elkmont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lexington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elgin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Belleview ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Belleview is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Stella
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stella is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Minor Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Comer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
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 Barker Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Limestone County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Barker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Elkmont
- Rogersville
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 Barker Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Limestone 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 Barker Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #113473 (Barker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #113473 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: Limestone
- Est. Elev: 218 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cairo
- Location given for Barker Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8675862 Lon: -87.1800153
- 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 Limestone, 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- Barker 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. |