A visit to the Berea 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 Berea Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Berea Cemetery:
34.4123, -85.5130
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Berea Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Berea Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.
The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Centre. Centre lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Berea Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Berea Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Berea Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Berea Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Alexander Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Mt. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Broomtown
- The Mt. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Mosely Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mosely Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosely Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Menlo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Menlo Cemetery is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo Cemetery
- Ami Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ami Cemetery is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ami Cemetery
- Henderson - Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Lawrence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lawrence Cemetery is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24598 <5>
- King Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The King Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Lyerly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Lyerly Cemetery is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyerly Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek Cemetery
- Berryton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Berryton Cemetery is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton Cemetery
- Pleasant Green Church Memorial Monument
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Berea Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Berea Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Grover
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- New Moon
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Broomtown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Ringgold
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Chattoogaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Menlo
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Menlo is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menlo <6>
- Blanche
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Lyerly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Berryton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Cloudland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Taft
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Alpine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Alpine is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Adamsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Adamsburg is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
- Bankhead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Gaylesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Summerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cordell ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cordell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Lickskillet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sterling is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Fort Payne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sigsbee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sigsbee is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
- Lawrence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Mentone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Valley Head
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pennville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pennville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennville
- Douglas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Douglas is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
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 Berea Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cherokee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Berea Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fort Payne
- Summerville
- Valley Head
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Berea Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Cherokee 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 Berea Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #136838 (Berea Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #136838 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: Cherokee
- Est. Elev: 222 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jamestown
- Location given for Berea Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4123102 Lon: -85.5130165
- 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 Cherokee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Berea 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. |