A visit to the Big Sandy 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 Sandy Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Big Sandy Cemetery:
33.0612, -87.5425
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Big Sandy Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Big Sandy Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County<2>.
The county seat for Tuscaloosa County is located in Tuscaloosa. Tuscaloosa lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of the Big Sandy Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Big Sandy Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Big Sandy Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Big Sandy Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Big Sandy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Big Sandy Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Little Sandy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Little Sandy Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy Cemetery
- Hulls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hulls Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Cemetery
- Taylorville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Taylorville Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorville Cemetery
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Gilgal Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gilgal Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilgal Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Gilgal Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gilgal Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23009 <5>
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- South Sandy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The South Sandy Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sandy Cemetery
- Duncanville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Oak Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Oak Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Carthage Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Carthage Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shake Rag Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Shake Rag Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shake Rag Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Grimes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Grimes Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Memory Hill Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Memory Hill Gardens is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Hill Gardens
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 Sandy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Big Sandy Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Duncanville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Duncanville is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanville
- Moundville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sahama Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sahama Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahama Village
- Foster's
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Powers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Powers is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Phipps ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Phipps is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Tuscaloosa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- University
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- University is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- Ingleside Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ingleside Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside Village
- Cottondale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Alberta City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Alberta City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta City
- Hagler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hagler is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Northport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Holt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Holt is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Pearson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pearson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Coaling
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
- Peterson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peterson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Wood Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
- Ralph
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Egypt ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Egypt is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Coker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Knoxville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Knoxville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Lake Front Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lake Front Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Front Village
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 Sandy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tuscaloosa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Big Sandy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Moundville
- Tuscaloosa
- University
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 either 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 Sandy Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Tuscaloosa 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 Sandy Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #162774 (Big Sandy Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #162774 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: Tuscaloosa
- Est. Elev: 124 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Englewood
- Location given for Big Sandy Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.0612333 Lon: -87.5425055
- 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 Tuscaloosa, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Big Sandy 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. |