A visit to the Barnes 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 Barnes Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Barnes Cemetery:
34.4176, -87.1370
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Barnes Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Barnes Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<2>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Moulton. Moulton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Barnes Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Barnes Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Barnes Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Barnes Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kitchens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Kitchens Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchens Cemetery
- Speake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Speake Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speake Cemetery
- Puckett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Puckett Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett Cemetery
- Lindsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Simms Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Simms Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms Cemetery
- Enon Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Enon Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Enon Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Enon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2284060 <5>
- Alexander Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Preuit Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Preuit Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preuit Cemetery
- Hampton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Arbor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Arbor Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Orr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Orr Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr Cemetery
- O'Neal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- Johnson Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Stover Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stover Cemetery
- Keys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Keys Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys 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 Barnes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Barnes Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Danville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oakville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Cedar Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Wren
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wren is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Upshaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Moulton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chalybeate Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Hartselle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Flint City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Russell Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Trinity
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Falkville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Leesdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Simpson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Austinville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Mountain Home
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Muck City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Muck City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck City
- Grayson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grayson is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Lacon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lacon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
- Burningtree Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Moulton Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Ellaville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ellaville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
- Addison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jones' Chapel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jones' Chapel is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones' Chapel
- Central
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Central is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Priceville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Decatur
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <6>
- Hillsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Barnes Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lawrence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Barnes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Decatur
- Falkville
- Hartselle
- Moulton
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 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 Barnes Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lawrence 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 Barnes Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #159115 (Barnes Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #159115 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: Lawrence
- Est. Elev: 195 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oakville
- Location given for Barnes Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4175966 Lon: -87.1369583
- 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 Lawrence, 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- Barnes 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. |