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:
34.8540, -87.0567
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 Limestone County<2>.
The county seat for Limestone County is located in Athens. Athens lies just to the southeast 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 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Berea Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Berea Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- O'Neal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- McCully Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The McCully Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCully Cemetery
- Myers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Collier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lebanon Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Athens.
- The Lebanon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lebanon Community Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23932 <5>
- Grigsby Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Grigsby Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grigsby Cemetery
- Pleasant Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Davchport Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Davchport Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davchport Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Davchport Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Athens.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22434 <5>
- Elk River Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Crenshaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Crenshaw Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Gray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Witty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Witty Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witty Cemetery
- Sandlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Sandlin Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sandlin Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Cairo
- Weir Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Weir Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir Cemetery
- Farrow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Farrow Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrow Cemetery
- Valley View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- Limestone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Limestone Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Memorial Gardens is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Gardens
- Malone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Malone Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Cemetery
- Hughey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hughey Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Lentzville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Poplar Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Athens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hay's Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Cairo
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Elkmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ripley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Tanner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Country Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Fairmount
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Lester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lester is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Pettusville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Confluence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Estep ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Garner ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Prospect
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bethel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Anderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Orrville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Stella
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Stella is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Rogersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <6>
- Dells Vista Shores
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dells Vista Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells Vista Shores
- Harris Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Center Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Cedar Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
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 Limestone County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Berea Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Elkmont
- Rogersville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Limestone 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 #113941 (Berea Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #113941 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: Limestone
- Est. Elev: 217 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ripley
- Location given for Berea Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8539757 Lon: -87.0566772
- 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 Limestone, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |