A visit to the Blubber 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 Blubber Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blubber Cemetery:
33.1279, -88.1986
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blubber Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blubber Cemetery is located in Pickens County<2>.
The county seat for Pickens County is located in Carrollton. Carrollton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Blubber Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Blubber Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blubber Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bradford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- New Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The New Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cemetery
- Aliceville Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Garden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Garden Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Cemetery
- McCaa Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The McCaa Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaa Cemetery
- Gardner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gardner Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardner Cemetery
- Fowler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Fowler Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Franconia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Franconia Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franconia Cemetery
- Bigbee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bigbee Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee Cemetery
- Miller Place Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Miller Place Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Place Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Memphis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Memphis Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Trantham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Trantham Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trantham Cemetery
- Fleming Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Fleming Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Cemetery
- William Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The William Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Cemetery
- Old Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Bethany Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethany Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Blubber Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blubber Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- McMullen
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- McMullen is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
- Aliceville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Garden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Garden is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
- Beaver Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Beaver Town is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Town
- Memphis
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Memphis is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Pickensville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pickensville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
- Olney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Olney is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Lewiston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lewiston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Carrollton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carrollton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Ravine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ravine is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Archer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Archer is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Harlan ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Harlan is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Panola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Panola is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Cooksville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cooksville is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Benevola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Benevola is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevola
- West Greene
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Greene is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greene
- Stansel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Stansel is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansel
- Mantua
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mantua is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- McShan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- McShan is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
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 Blubber Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pickens County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blubber Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aliceville
- Carrollton
- Geiger
- Pickensville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Blubber Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Pickens 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 Blubber Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #114525 (Blubber Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #114525 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: Pickens
- Est. Elev: 46 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Aliceville North
- Location given for Blubber Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.127902 Lon: -88.198641
- 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 Pickens, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Blubber 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |