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A visit to the Belew Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Belew Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Belew Cemetery

Lat:   34.8398°   (34° 50' 23")

Lon:   -87.3867°   (-87° 23' 12")

The Belew Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County<1>.

The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Florence. Florence lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the west of the Belew Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Belew Cemetery.<3>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Belew Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Barkley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Butler Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Butler Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
  • Dean - McNairy Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dean - McNairy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dean - McNairy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dean - McNairy Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
  • Butler Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Butler Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
  • Williams Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
  • Houston Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Houston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Houston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Houston Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
  • Thornton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thornton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thornton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thornton Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
  • Thornton Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thornton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thornton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thornton Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
  • Whitehead Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitehead Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitehead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Whitehead Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
  • Old Tanyard Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Tanyard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Tanyard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Tanyard Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
  • Harvey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harvey Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harvey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harvey Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Rice Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rice Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rice Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
    • Bluewater Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bluewater Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bluewater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bluewater Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
    • Crow Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crow Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crow Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
    • Jordan Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jordan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jordan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jordan Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
    • Douglass Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Douglass Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Douglass Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Douglass Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
    • Westmoreland Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Westmoreland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Westmoreland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Westmoreland Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Berry Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berry Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Berry Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
    • Fuqual Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fuqual Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fuqual Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fuqual Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
    • Oliver - Bedingfield Memorial Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oliver - Bedingfield Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oliver - Bedingfield Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oliver - Bedingfield Memorial Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County

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]<2> of the Belew Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Belew Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Elgin
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Belleview ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belleview have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
    • Belleview is located in Lauderdale County
  • Wheeler Dam Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheeler Dam Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
    • Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County
  • Beach Grove ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Red Bank
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rogersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Corum ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corum have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
    • Corum is located in Lauderdale County
  • Comer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Estep ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estep have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
    • Estep is located in Lauderdale County
  • Ford City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
    • Ford City is located in Colbert County
  • Arkdell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arkdell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
    • Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Arkdell
    • From the Belew Cemetery to Arkdell
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Dells Vista Shores
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Confluence
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Anderson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lexington
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Atlas ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Atlas. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
      • Atlas is located in Lauderdale County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Atlas
      • From the Belew Cemetery to Atlas
    • Killen
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Killen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killen
      • Killen is located in Lauderdale County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 962 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Killen <7>
    • Slabtown ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Slabtown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
      • Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Slabtown
      • From the Belew Cemetery to Slabtown
    • Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davidsons Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidsons Cross Roads
      • Davidsons Cross Roads is located in Colbert County
    • Belew ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belew have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
      • Belew is located in Lauderdale County
    • Nitrate City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rascal Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Town Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
      • Town Creek is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Town Creek <7>
    • North Courtland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Courtland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
      • North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
    • Green Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Arnot
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arnot have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnot
      • Arnot is located in Lauderdale County
    • Bailey Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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 Belew Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lauderdale County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Belew Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Belew Cemetery:

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 Belew Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #148831  (Belew Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #148831 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Wheeler Dam
    • County: Lauderdale         Elev: 187
    • Location given for GNIS #148831 (Belew Cemetery)

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Lauderdale, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Belew Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8398, Longitude: -87.3867    
<3>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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