A visit to the Billingsley 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 Billingsley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Billingsley Cemetery:
32.6618, -86.7208
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Billingsley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Billingsley Cemetery is located in Chilton County<2>.
The county seat for Chilton County is located in Clanton. Clanton lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Billingsley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Billingsley 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 Billingsley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Billingsley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Hinton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hinton Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton Cemetery
- McCord Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Big Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Big Springs Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs Cemetery
- New Cedron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The New Cedron Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cedron Cemetery
- Indian Grave Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pleasant Hill UMC Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill UMC Cemetery
- The Pleasant Hill UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2247518 <5>
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- New Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Vermont Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Vermont Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont Cemetery
- Coee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Coee Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coee Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Caver Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Caver Family Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caver Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Caver Family Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southwest of Billingsley.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2459964 <5>
- Carter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Bethsalem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethsalem Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethsalem Cemetery
- Zion's Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Donavan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Donavan Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donavan Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- University Highway Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alpine Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Alpine Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Billingsley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Billingsley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Billingsley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Haynes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Haynes is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- White City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- White City is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Adams
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Adams is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Independence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Independence is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Vine Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Vine Hill is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
- Jones
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jones is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Gibbons ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gibbons is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons
- Stanton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stanton is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Plantersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Plantersville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Maplesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riderville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Riderville is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderville
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Fremont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fremont is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Verbena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Verbena is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Clanton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Statesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Statesville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Booth
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Booth is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Marbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mountain Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Pine Level
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pine Level is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Burnsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burnsville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Autaugaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Autaugaville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autaugaville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
- Tucker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tucker is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Thorsby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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 Billingsley Cemetery. The following communities are located in Chilton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Billingsley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Billingsley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Chilton 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 Billingsley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #149480 (Billingsley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #149480 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: Chilton
- Est. Elev: 128 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Billingsley
- Location given for Billingsley Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.6617972 Lon: -86.7208166
- 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 Chilton, 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- Billingsley 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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