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A visit to the Boney 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 Boney Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Boney Cemetery:

32.7429, -88.3511

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Boney Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Boney Cemetery is located in Sumter County<2>.

The county seat for Sumter County is located in Livingston. Livingston lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southeast of the Boney Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Boney Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Boney Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Boney Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Central Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Central Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
  • Roy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Roy Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy Cemetery
  • Hutchenson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Hutchenson Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchenson Cemetery
  • Giles Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Giles Cemetery is located in Kemper County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles Cemetery
  • Old Side Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Old Side Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Side Cemetery
  • Bell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bell Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
  • Old Scooba Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Old Scooba Cemetery is located in Kemper County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Scooba Cemetery
  • Robbins Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Robbins Cemetery is located in Kemper County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Cemetery
  • Briggs Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • The Briggs Chapel Cemetery is located in Kemper County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs Chapel Cemetery
  • Danner Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Danner Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danner Cemetery
  • Brown Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
  • Brown Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Souls Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Souls Chapel Cemetery is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souls Chapel Cemetery
    • Blue Chapel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Blue Chapel Cemetery is located in Kemper County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Chapel Cemetery
    • Elliott Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Elliott Cemetery is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
    • Boyd Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Boyd Cemetery is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
    • Cedar Lawn Memorial Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Danner Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • The Danner Cemetery is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danner Cemetery
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
    • McCainville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The McCainville Cemetery is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCainville Cemetery
    • New Bethel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 16 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Boney Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Boney Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Emelle
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Emelle is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
  • Sledge ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sledge is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
  • Bethel ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Bethel is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
  • Giles
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Giles is located in Kemper County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
  • Sumterville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Sumterville is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumterville
  • Electric Mills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Electric Mills is located in Kemper County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
  • Porterville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Porterville is located in Kemper County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
  • Sucarnoochee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
  • Narkeeta ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Narkeeta is located in Kemper County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
  • Boyd
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Boyd is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
  • Geiger
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Geiger is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
  • Scooba
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Scooba is located in Kemper County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scooba
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scooba <5>
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Binnsville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Binnsville is located in Kemper County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville
    • Gainesville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Gainesville is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
    • Livingston
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Epes
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Epes is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epes
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 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 Boney Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sumter County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Boney Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Boney Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Alabama:
  • Pages specific to Sumter 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 Boney Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #114724  (Boney Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #114724 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: Sumter
      • Est. Elev: 68 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Emelle
      • Location given for Boney Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.7429106     Lon: -88.3511438
      • 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 Sumter, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Boney 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.