A visit to the Bickley 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 Bickley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bickley Cemetery:
34.6756, -87.6209
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bickley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bickley Cemetery is located in Colbert County<2>.
The county seat for Colbert County is located in Tuscumbia. Tuscumbia lies just to the northwest of the Bickley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bickley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Bickley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bickley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ligon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Ligon Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon Cemetery
- Ricks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Ricks Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks Cemetery
- Aycock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Aycock Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aycock Cemetery
- Morning Star Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
- Mayers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mayers Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayers Cemetery
- Glendale Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Glendale Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Blocker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Blocker Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocker Cemetery
- Colbert County Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ligon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ligon Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- LaGrange Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The LaGrange Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange Cemetery
- Rand Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Rand Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rand Cemetery
- Gargis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Gargis Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargis Cemetery
- Henson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Henson Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henson Cemetery
- Isbell Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Young Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Cole Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- County Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Gadd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gadd Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadd Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gadd Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of White House Springs.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22937 <5>
- Blythe Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bickley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bickley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Spring Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- White House Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- White House Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Springs
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Muscle Shoals
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Leighton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Littleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Nitrate City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- Tuscumbia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- South Florence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Sheffield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Edmond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Florence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mehama ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mehama is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehama
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Canaan ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Canaan is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Wilson Dam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
- Ford City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Bainbridge ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bainbridge is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Cypress Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Mars Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Town Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Florian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Russellville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Concord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Killen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Green Tree ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Gatesville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Gatesville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Red Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Red Rock is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
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 Bickley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Colbert County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bickley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Florence
- Leighton
- Muscle Shoals
- Russellville
- Sheffield
- Town Creek
- Tuscumbia
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 Bickley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Colbert 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 Bickley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #114210 (Bickley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #114210 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: Colbert
- Est. Elev: 165 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Leighton
- Location given for Bickley Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6756461 Lon: -87.6208617
- 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 Colbert, 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- Bickley 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. |
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