A visit to the Big John 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 Big John Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Big John Cemetery:
31.2085, -87.9733
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Big John Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Big John Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Chatom. Chatom lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the northwest of the Big John Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Big John Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Big John Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Big John Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Malcolm Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Malcolm Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm Cemetery
- Vaughn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
- Calvert Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvert Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvert Cemetery is located in Calvert.
- McIntosh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The McIntosh Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Calvert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvert Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Cemetery
- Reeds Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Reeds Chapel Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Chapel Cemetery
- Magnolia Holiness Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Magnolia Holiness Church Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Holiness Church Cemetery
- The Magnolia Holiness Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Magnolia Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24170 <5>
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Hill Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hill Springs Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Springs Cemetery
- Morningstar Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Morningstar Cemetery is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morningstar Cemetery
- Rivers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Rivers Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers Cemetery
- Little Chestang Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Red Wash Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Red Wash Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Wash Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Big John Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Big John Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Malcolm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Malcolm is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Calvert
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
- McIntosh
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Movico
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Movico is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Movico
- Tensaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
- Hawthorn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hawthorn is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn
- Sims Chapel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sims Chapel is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
- Latham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Latham is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Sunflower
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sunflower is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Chastang
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chastang is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastang
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Carlton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blacksher
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
- Barry Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Barry Village is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Village
- Bucks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Seaboard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Seaboard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
- Little River
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wagarville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Stockton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rockville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rockville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Prestwick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Prestwick is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwick
- Citronelle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
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 Big John Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Big John 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 professional and volunteer 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 Big John Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Big John Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #157547 (Big John Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #157547 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 16 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bilbo Island
- Location given for Big John Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.2085061 Lon: -87.9733324
- 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 Washington, 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 from Point A (ie- Big John 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. |