A visit to the Box 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 Box Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Box Cemetery:
33.7423, -86.1739
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Box Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Box Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County<2>.
The county seat for Saint Clair County is located in Ashville. Ashville lies just to the northwest of the Box Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Box Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Box Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Box Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Morning Star Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
- The Morning Star Cemetery has also been known as:
- Morning Star MB Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2312110 <5>
- Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Wester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Wester Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wester Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Old Mitchell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Mitchell Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mitchell Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Popes Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Popes Chapel Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popes Chapel Cemetery
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Green Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Broken Arrow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Broken Arrow Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Arrow Cemetery
- Harkeys Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Harkeys Chapel Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkeys Chapel Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Hall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Refuge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Refuge Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge Cemetery
- Ragan Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Ragan Chapel Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragan Chapel Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- St. Clair Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Creswell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Creswell Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell Cemetery
- Ten Island Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Ten Island Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Island Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Box Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Box Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ragland
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Macon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Macon is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Bruner ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bruner is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Wattsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wattsville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Coal City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coal City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Boozer ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Boozer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boozer
- Riverside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ohatchee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ashville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cane Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Seddon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Seddon is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon
- Lincoln
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Blue Eye ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Eye is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
- Avondale Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Avondale Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale Village
- Beasley ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Beasley is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Cochran Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cochran Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Springs
- Whitney Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whitney Junction is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitney Junction
- Pell City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Colony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Colony is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Eastaboga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morrisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Morrisville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Grayton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Grayton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayton
- Brannon Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brannon Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon Springs
- Branchville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Odenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Glen City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Glen City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen City
- Chigger Ridge ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chigger Ridge is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Ridge
- Markton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Markton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markton
- Southside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Steele
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Saint Clair Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Saint Clair Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Springs
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 Box Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saint Clair County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Box Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashville
- Macon
- Odenville
- Pell City
- Ragland
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 either 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 Box Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Saint Clair 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 Box Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #164573 (Box Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #164573 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: St. Clair
- Est. Elev: 173 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ragland
- Location given for Box Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.7423221 Lon: -86.173864
- 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 Saint Clair, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Box 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. |
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