A visit to the Bolton 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 Bolton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bolton Cemetery:
34.5635, -87.8983
The Bolton Cemetery is located in Franklin County<1>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Russellville. Russellville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Bolton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bolton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Bolton Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bolton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ezzell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Bonds Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Massey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Massey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massey Cemetery
- Greenhill - Ezzell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Frankfort Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Frankfort Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Cemetery
- Blue Lick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tompkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Tompkins Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkins Cemetery
- Malone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Malone Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- McCollough Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The McCollough Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCollough Cemetery
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Old Frankfort Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sparks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- New Newsom Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Old Newsom Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Key Underwood Coondog Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belgreen Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Belgreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Hester Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Basden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Basden Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basden 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]<2> of the Bolton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bolton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Denton ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Denton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Belgreen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Red Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Site
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Burntout
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Russellville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gatesville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gatesville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Littleville
(13 miles [20.9 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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Good Springs ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Good Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cherokee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bishop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vina is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Spruce Pine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bay
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hodges
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ingleton ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ingleton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
- Tuscumbia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Golden
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Churntown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Sheffield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Green Tree ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
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 Bolton 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 Bolton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cherokee
- Red Bay
- Russellville
- Sheffield
- Tuscumbia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Bolton 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 Bolton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #114705 (Bolton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #114705 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: 195 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pleasant Grove
- Location given for Bolton Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5637052 Lon: -87.898647
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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- Bolton Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |