A visit to the Bobo 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 Bobo Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bobo Cemetery:
34.5203, -87.6489
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bobo Cemetery has been estimated.<1> - use with caution.
The Bobo Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Russellville. Russellville lies just to the west of the Bobo Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bobo Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Bobo Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bobo Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Nebo Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Number 6 Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Number 6 Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number 6 Cemetery
- Kirkland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship MB Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Counts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pennington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ramsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sargent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Drake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sibley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Sibley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Osborn Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Osborn Hill Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn Hill Cemetery
- Hyde Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hyde Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Devaney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Town Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sadler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kirk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Cherry Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bob Saint Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Aycock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Aycock Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aycock Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bobo Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bobo Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Russellville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Littleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Mehama ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rockwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Churntown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Spruce Pine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- White House Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Mount Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Belgreen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Phil Campbell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Edmond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hatton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Tuscumbia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Leighton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Muscle Shoals
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Muck City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Muck City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck City
- Sheffield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Bobo 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 Bobo Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Leighton
- Muscle Shoals
- Phil Campbell
- Russellville
- Sheffield
- Town Creek
- Tuscumbia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Bobo 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 Bobo Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #114643 (Bobo Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #114643 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: 211 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Russellville
- Location given for Bobo Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5203721 Lon: -87.6489186
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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 'straight-line' (or 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- Bobo 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. |