A visit to the Briar Fork 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 Briar Fork Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Briar Fork Cemetery:
34.9243, -86.6364
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Briar Fork Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Briar Fork Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Huntsville. Huntsville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south of the Briar Fork Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Briar Fork Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Briar Fork Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Sharon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Murphy Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Murphy Hill Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy Hill Cemetery
- Matlock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Matlock Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matlock Cemetery
- Davie Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Davie Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davie Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Ellis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- McCaleb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McCaleb Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaleb Cemetery
- Pruit - McCaa Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Charity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Charity Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity Cemetery
- Chandler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Chandler Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Carpenter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Beaverdam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Beaverdam Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam Cemetery
- Gladstone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Gladstone Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone Cemetery
- Conley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Conley Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- St. Rebecca Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Rebecca Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Rebecca Cemetery
- Plainview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Plainview Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Cemetery
- Welbourn - King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Townsend Coover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Kincaid Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Kincaid Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid Cemetery
- James Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The James Moore Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Moore Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Briar Fork Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Briar Fork Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hazel Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Madison Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Toney
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Meridianville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Key's Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Elkwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Harvest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jeff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Moore's Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Center Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Monrovia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Normal
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chase
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chase is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Camargo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Caro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Caro is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Mercury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mercury is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
- Country Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Country Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- New Market
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Howell Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Howell Hill is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill
- Park City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Park City is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Park City Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
- Cash Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Rideout Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Lincoln
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lincoln is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Coldwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Hillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hillsboro is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Ardmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Molino
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 Briar Fork Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 Briar Fork Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #157452 (Briar Fork Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #157452 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 252 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Toney
- Location given for Briar Fork Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9242544 Lon: -86.6363848
- 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 Madison, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Briar Fork 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. |