A visit to the Bluewater 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 Bluewater Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bluewater Cemetery:
34.8898, -87.4339
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bluewater Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bluewater Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County<2>.
The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Florence. Florence lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Bluewater Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bluewater Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Bluewater Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bluewater Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jordan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Crow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Crow Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- Old Tanyard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Old Tanyard Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tanyard Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Crow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Crow Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- Pettus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Pettus Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettus Cemetery
- Holden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Holden Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden Cemetery
- Barkley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Barkley Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Barkley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Elgin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21402 <5>
- Stutts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Stutts Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stutts Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Peck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Peck Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Harden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Harden Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harden Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Barnett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Barnett Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1866585 <5>
- Scott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Douglass Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Douglass Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Cemetery
- Houston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Houston Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
- Belew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Belew Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Ingram Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ingram Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Barnett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Barnett Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bluewater Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bluewater Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Elgin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Comer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Arkdell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
- Killen
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Belleview ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Belleview is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Corum ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Atlas ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Atlas is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Lexington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Wheeler Dam Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Cedar Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Belew ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Green Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Ford City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Rascal Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Arnot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Arnot is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnot
- Bailey Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
- Red Bank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Rogersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <6>
- Anderson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Bainbridge ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bainbridge is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saint Joseph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Estep ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Saint Florian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 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 Bluewater Cemetery. The following communities are located in Lauderdale County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bluewater Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bailey Springs
- Rogersville
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 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 Bluewater Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lauderdale 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 Bluewater Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #141144 (Bluewater Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #141144 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: Lauderdale
- Est. Elev: 201 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Center Hill
- Location given for Bluewater Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8898074 Lon: -87.4339116
- 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 Lauderdale, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bluewater 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. |