A visit to the Blue Lick 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 Blue Lick Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blue Lick Cemetery:
34.5341, -87.9667
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blue Lick Cemetery has been estimated.<1> - use with caution.
The Blue Lick Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Russellville. Russellville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east of the Blue Lick Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blue Lick Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Blue Lick Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blue Lick Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tompkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Tompkins Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Cemetery
- Massey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Massey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Cemetery
- Old Frankfort Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenhill - Ezzell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ezzell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bolton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bolton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Cemetery
- Patterson Strickland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bolton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Site Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Weatherbee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Bolin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bolin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolin Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Key Underwood Coondog Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lower Pleasant Site Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Burnout Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burntout Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Burntout Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntout Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Burntout Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Burntout
- Sparks Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Old Nauvoo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belgreen Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Belgreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Taylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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 Blue Lick Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blue Lick Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Denton ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Denton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Pleasant Site
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Burntout
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belgreen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Good Springs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Good Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Rockwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Golden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Red Bay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vina is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Bishop
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Russellville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Red Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hodges
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dennis
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Cherokee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gatesville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gatesville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Spruce Pine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tishomingo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Littleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- White House Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ingleton ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Ingleton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
- Oldham
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Paden
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Paden is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
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 Blue Lick Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blue Lick Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belmont
- Cherokee
- Red Bay
- Russellville
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 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 Blue Lick Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Blue Lick Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #136127 (Blue Lick Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #136127 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 183 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pleasant Grove
- Location given for Blue Lick Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5342618 Lon: -87.9667045
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Franklin, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Blue Lick 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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