A visit to the Black Bluff 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 Black Bluff Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Black Bluff Cemetery:
32.3646, -88.0511
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Black Bluff Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Black Bluff Cemetery is located in Sumter County<2>.
The county seat for Sumter County is located in Livingston. Livingston lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Black Bluff Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Black Bluff Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Black Bluff Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Black Bluff Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Ward Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Ward Chapel Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Chapel Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Jefferson Smalls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Millwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Millwood Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood Cemetery
- Millers Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dug Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Dug Hill Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dug Hill Cemetery
- Brewersville Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Brewersville Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville Cemetery
- The Brewersville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Christian Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
- Christian Valley Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21785 <5>
- Pine Grove Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Arrington Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Arrington Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Cemetery
- Christopher Chapel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clover Hill Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Clover Hill Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill Cemetery
- Cokes Chapel Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- The Cokes Chapel Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokes Chapel Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Davidson Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Shearon Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- The Shearon Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearon Cemetery
- Campground Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Campground Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
- James Chapel Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The James Chapel Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Chapel Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Houpt Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Houpt Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houpt Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Black Bluff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Black Bluff Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Whitfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Whitfield is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Cedahoma ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedahoma is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedahoma
- Griffins ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Griffins is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins
- Pelham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pelham is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Bellamy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bellamy is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Derby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Derby is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Coatopa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Coatopa is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatopa
- Myrtlewood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Beckleys ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beckleys is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckleys
- Arrington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arrington is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
- Brewersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Brewersville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
- Pennington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pennington is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Blue Lock ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Lock is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lock
- Pin Hook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pin Hook is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
- Intercourse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Intercourse is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intercourse
- Jachin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jachin is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jachin
- Choctaw City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Choctaw City is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw City
- Tompkinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Moore Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Moore Town is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Town
- McDowell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- McDowell is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
- Ward
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ward is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Half Acre
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Half Acre is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
- Former names for Half Acre:
- Hell's Half Acre
- Luther's Store
- Lavaca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lavaca is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
- Linden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kinterbish
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kinterbish is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
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 Black Bluff Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sumter County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Black Bluff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Black Bluff Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Sumter 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 Black Bluff Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #158425 (Black Bluff Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #158425 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: Sumter
- Est. Elev: 47 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Whitfield
- Location given for Black Bluff Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.3645849 Lon: -88.0511301
- 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 Sumter, 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- Black Bluff 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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