A visit to the 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 Bluff Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bluff Cemetery:
34.5823, -85.9933
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bluff Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bluff Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Scottsboro. Scottsboro lies just to the north northwest of the Bluff Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bluff Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Bluff Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bluff Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Chaney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Chaney Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Tipton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Tipton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Cemetery
- Burgess Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Burgess Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess Cemetery
- Finney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nicholson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Nicholson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Cemetery
- Old Sardis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Sardis Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sardis Cemetery
- Chaney Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chisenhall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Chisenhall Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisenhall Cemetery
- McAnelly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The McAnelly Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAnelly Cemetery
- Henry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Haigwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Langston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Langston Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston Cemetery
- Gant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Gant Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gant Cemetery
- Hudgins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hudgins Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudgins Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Woods Cove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Woods Cove Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cove Cemetery
- Guffy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Guffy Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guffy Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Gross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Gross Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Roman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Roman Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roman Cemetery
- Vaught Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Vaught Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaught Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- The Pleasant View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant View MB Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2156085 <5>
- Sarratt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Sarratt Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarratt 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 Bluff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bluff Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Section
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Rock City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Dutton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Langston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scottsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Powell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Powell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
- Gray ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Hix ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hix is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Gibson Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gibson Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Crossroads
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bellefonte ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bellefonte is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Hollywood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Grove Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Berrys ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Berrys is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Luttrell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Luttrell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Fyffe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Rainsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvania
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
- Pisgah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Larkinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Aspel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Blackankle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Blackankle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackankle
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 Bluff Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bluff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellefonte - Historic
- Fyffe
- Fyffe lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Bluff Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fyffe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fyffe
- Rainsville
- Scottsboro
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Bluff Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Bluff Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #114605 (Bluff Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #114605 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 406 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dutton
- Location given for Bluff Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.582308 Lon: -85.9933109
- 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 Jackson, 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- 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |