A visit to the Bear Creek #1 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 Bear Creek #1 Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bear Creek #1 Cemetery:
34.2901, -87.6956
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bear Creek #1 Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bear Creek #1 Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Hamilton. Hamilton lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Bear Creek #1 Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bear Creek #1 Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Bear Creek #1 Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bear Creek #1 Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Factory Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Factory Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Cemetery
- John Bull Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The John Bull Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Bull Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Home Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Old Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Center Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Center Point Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point Cemetery
- The Center Point Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Joy Free Well Baptist Church Cemetery
- Mars Hill Community Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mountain View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- Phil Campbell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Phil Campbell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phil Campbell Cemetery
- Fortner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Fortner Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortner Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fortner Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Hackleburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22848 <5>
- Ireland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ireland Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Corinth Heights Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dime Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Dime Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dime Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- J.R. Swinney Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The J.R. Swinney Family Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for J.R. Swinney Family Cemetery
- The J.R. Swinney Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Swinney Family Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Burnett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Burnett Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett Cemetery
- Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dooley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Dooley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooley Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bear Creek #1 Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bear Creek #1 Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bear Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Phil Campbell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Haleyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Spruce Pine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
- Littleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Littleville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Churntown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Churntown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
- Hackleburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hackleburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Boar Tush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Boar Tush is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boar Tush
- Boar Tush has also been known as:
- Boar Tusk
- Boartush
- Boartusk
- Pebble
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
- Prebble ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Prebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prebble
- Thornhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Thornhill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
- Delmar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Delmar is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Glen Mary
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Glen Mary is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Mary
- Rockwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Ashridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ashridge is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashridge
- Hodges
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Natural Bridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
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 Bear Creek #1 Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bear Creek #1 Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Double Springs
- Haleyville
- Hamilton
- Phil Campbell
- Russellville
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 Bear Creek #1 Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Marion 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 Bear Creek #1 Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #137931 (Bear Creek Number One Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #137931 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 253 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Phil Campbell
- Location given for Bear Creek Number One Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.2900974 Lon: -87.6955834
- 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 Marion, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bear Creek #1 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. |