A visit to the Boykin 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 Boykin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Boykin Cemetery:
32.3588, -85.1749
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Boykin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Boykin Cemetery is located in Russell County<2>.
The county seat for Russell County is located in Phenix City. Phenix City lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northeast of the Boykin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Boykin 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 Boykin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Boykin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Key Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Key Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Cemetery
- Bass Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Bass Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Cemetery
- Jowers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jowers Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jowers Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Bush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bush Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Peters Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peters Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Williams Dudley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Seale UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Seale UMC Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale UMC Cemetery
- The Seale UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Seal UMC Cemetery
- Phillips - Barnett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Canaan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Canaan Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Cemetery
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Crawford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- Union Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Carden Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden Cemetery
- Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dudleyville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Dudleyville Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville Cemetery
- Uchee Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Uchee Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uchee Cemetery
- Walker Williamson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Abercombie Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Abercombie Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abercombie Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Boykin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Boykin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Seale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hugley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hugley is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugley
- Crawford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Crawford is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Hatchechubbee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hatchechubbee is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchechubbee
- Fort Mitchell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ladonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ladonia is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladonia
- Prince Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Prince Crossroads is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Crossroads
- Pittsview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Oswichee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oswichee is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswichee
- Fontaine Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fontaine Village is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontaine Village
- Phenix City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Benning
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Marvyn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marvyn is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvyn
- Holy Trinity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Holy Trinity is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity
- Columbus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Smith's Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Smith's Station is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,804 people
- Rutherford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rutherford is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Loflin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Loflin is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loflin
- Baker Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Baker Village is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Village
- City Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- City Village is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Village
- Bibb City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bibb City is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibb City
- Cottonton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonton
- Wynnton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wynnton is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnton
- Bleecker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bleecker is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleecker
- Hurtsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hurtsboro is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Salem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Glenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Glenville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Society Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Society Hill is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
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 Boykin Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Russell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Boykin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbus
- Fort Benning
- Hurtsboro
- Phenix City
- Seale
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 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 Boykin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Russell 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 Boykin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #133214 (Boykin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #133214 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: Russell
- Est. Elev: 137 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Seale
- Location given for Boykin Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.3587563 Lon: -85.1749374
- 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 Russell, 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- Boykin 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. |