A visit to the Bishop 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 Bishop Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bishop Cemetery:
34.5234, -86.9245
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bishop Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bishop Cemetery is located in Morgan County<2>.
The county seat for Morgan County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies just to the north northwest of the Bishop Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bishop Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Bishop Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bishop Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Burning Tree Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- Crow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Crow Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Minor Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Minor Hill Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Rountree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Rountree Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rountree Cemetery
- Shoal Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Shoal Creek Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Ratliff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Ratliff Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratliff Cemetery
- Blackwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Blackwell Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blackwell Cemetery is located in Decatur.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21661 <5>
- Rather Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Rather Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rather Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Wise Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wise Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Cemetery
- Oakview Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Collier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
- Adkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Adkins Cemetery is located in Austinville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21199 <5>
- Mitchell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Grizzard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Grizzard Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzard Cemetery
- Hartselle Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Slayton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Slayton Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayton 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 Bishop Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bishop Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Burningtree Mountain
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Priceville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Flint City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Russell Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Hartselle
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Decatur
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <6>
- Simpson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Austinville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Somerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Westlake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Mooresville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Moulton Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Harris Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Leesdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Winton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Swancott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Belle Mina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Orrville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Falkville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Trinity
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Triana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Danville
(12 miles [19.3 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 Bishop Cemetery. The following communities are located in Morgan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bishop Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Decatur
- Falkville
- Hartselle
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 helpful 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 Bishop Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Morgan 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 Bishop Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #114379 (Bishop Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #114379 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: Morgan
- Est. Elev: 196 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Decatur
- Location given for Bishop Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5234267 Lon: -86.9244506
- 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 Morgan, 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- Bishop 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. |