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A visit to the Big John Cemetery ...



Google driving directions from your current location to the Big John Cemetery (Patience, this may take a moment).

The location of the Big John Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<1>


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 Big John Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Big John Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

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

Lat:   31.2085°   (31° 12' 30")

Lon:   -87.9733°   (-87° 58' 23")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Malcolm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Malcolm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Malcolm Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Vaughn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vaughn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vaughn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • St. Paul Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • St. Thomas Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Thomas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Calvert Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvert Cemetery
    • The Calvert Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvert Cemetery is located in Calvert.
  • McIntosh Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McIntosh Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McIntosh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The McIntosh Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Calvert Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvert Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Calvert Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Reeds Chapel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reeds Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reeds Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Reeds Chapel Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Magnolia Holiness Church Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magnolia Holiness Church Cemetery
    • The Magnolia Holiness Church Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Washington County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Union Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Hill Springs Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hill Springs Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Morningstar Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morningstar Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morningstar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Morningstar Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Rivers Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rivers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rivers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rivers Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Little Chestang Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Chestang Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Chestang Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Little Chestang Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Red Wash Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Wash Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Wash Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Red Wash Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Byrd Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byrd Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Byrd Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Byrd Cemetery is located in Mobile County

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
    • Malcolm is located in Washington County
  • Calvert
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
    • Fairford is located in Washington County
  • McIntosh
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McIntosh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh
    • McIntosh is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 210 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McIntosh <6>
  • Mount Vernon
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Movico
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Movico
    • Movico is located in Mobile County
  • Tensaw
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Tensaw. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
    • Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
  • Hawthorn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hawthorn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn
    • Hawthorn is located in Washington County
  • Sims Chapel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
    • Sims Chapel is located in Washington County
  • Latham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Latham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
    • Latham is located in Baldwin County
  • Sunflower
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
    • Sunflower is located in Washington County
  • Chastang
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastang
    • Chastang is located in Mobile County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Carlton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Blacksher
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blacksher
      • Blacksher is located in Baldwin County
    • Barry Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Village
      • Barry Village is located in Mobile County
    • Bucks
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Seaboard
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seaboard. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
      • Seaboard is located in Washington County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
      • Rockville is located in Clarke County
    • Prestwick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prestwick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwick
      • Prestwick is located in Washington County
    • 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 start with 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:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Big John Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • 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: GNIS record #157547 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: Bilbo Island
      • County: Washington         Elev: 16
      • Location given for GNIS #157547 (Big John Cemetery)

    The official website for Washington County: www.washingtoncountyalgov.com

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

    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 'straight-line' 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 Big John Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2085, Longitude: -87.9733       In this case, the coordinates for the Big John Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>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.
    <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.
    <7>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.




 

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