A visit to the Bassett Creek 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 Bassett Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bassett Creek Cemetery:
31.7743, -87.7481
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bassett Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bassett Creek Cemetery is located in Clarke County<2>.
The county seat for Clarke County is located in Grove Hill. Grove Hill lies just to the south southwest of the Bassett Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bassett Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Bassett Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bassett Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Henley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Henley Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley Cemetery
- Magnolia Lawns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Midway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Spinks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Spinks Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks Cemetery
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Fulton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #225460 <5>
- Kelley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Kelley Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelley Cemetery
- Grove Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Grove Hill Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill Cemetery
- Wilson Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Smiths Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Smiths Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Tate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Tate Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Cemetery
- Gates Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Gates Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Cemetery
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- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Tate Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Tate Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Cemetery
- Pugh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Pugh Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pugh Cemetery
- Dacy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Dacy Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacy Cemetery
- Clarkville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Clarkville Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkville Cemetery
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Mathews Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mathews Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bassett Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bassett Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fulton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fulton is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Dickinson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dickinson is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
- Grove Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Nettleboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Nettleboro is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleboro
- Whatley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Whatley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley
- Zimco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Zimco is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimco
- Thomasville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Glover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Glover is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Lower Peach Tree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peach Tree
- Winn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Winn is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
- Toddtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Toddtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddtown
- Suggsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Suggsville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggsville
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Atkeison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Atkeison is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkeison
- Walker Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Finchburg ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Finchburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchburg
- Pine Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Ellison ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ellison is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
- Campbell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Salitpa
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Salitpa is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salitpa
- Stave Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Stave Creek is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stave Creek
- Coy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Coy is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Vineland
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Vineland is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
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 Bassett Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clarke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bassett Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Grove Hill
- Lower Peach Tree
- Suggsville
- Thomasville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Bassett Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Clarke 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 Bassett Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1730351 (Bassett Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1730351 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: Clarke
- Est. Elev: 102 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fulton East
- Location given for Bassett Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.774322 Lon: -87.7480558
- 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 Clarke, 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- Bassett Creek 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. |