A visit to the Buena Vista 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 Buena Vista Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Buena Vista Cemetery:
31.7949, -87.2536
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Buena Vista Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Buena Vista Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Monroeville. Monroeville lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Buena Vista Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Buena Vista Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Buena Vista Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Buena Vista Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Basidonia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Basidonia Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basidonia Cemetery
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
- Apple Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Apple Grove Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Pineville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pineville Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville Cemetery
- Pineville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pineville Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville Cemetery
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Gravel Hill Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Dees Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Dees Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dees Cemetery
- Red Hills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Red Hills Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hills Cemetery
- Turkestan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Turkestan Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkestan Cemetery
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- Pineview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Pineview Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview Cemetery
- Reaves Chapel Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Flat Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Pine Flat Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Flat Cemetery
- Hybart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hybart Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybart Cemetery
- New Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The New Liberty Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty Cemetery
- McCarty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The McCarty Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarty Cemetery
- Tinela Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Tinela Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinela Cemetery
- Davidson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Old Scotland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Old Scotland Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Scotland Cemetery
- Savannah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Savannah Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah Cemetery
- Turnbull Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Turnbull Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Buena Vista Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Buena Vista Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Buena Vista
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Buena Vista is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Lovan ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lovan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovan
- Natchez
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Natchez is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
- Beatrice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vredenburgh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Vredenburgh is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vredenburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Pineville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pineville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Hybart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hybart is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybart
- McWilliams
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- McWilliams is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- Franklin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Tunnel Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Tunnel Springs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Springs
- Former name for Tunnel Springs:
- Kempsville
- Nellie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nellie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Caledonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
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- Asahel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Asahel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asahel
- Pine Orchard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Orchard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- Estelle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Estelle is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Schuster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Schuster is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuster
- Oak Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Camden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Scratch Ankle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scratch Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Ankle
- Peterman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Peterman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterman
- Ramah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ramah is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah
- Coy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coy is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Rockwest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwest is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwest
- Pine Apple
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pine Apple is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Apple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 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 Buena Vista Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Buena Vista Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Camden
- Lower Peach Tree
- Pine Apple
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 Buena Vista Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 Buena Vista Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #154578 (Buena Vista Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #154578 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 78 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vredenburgh
- Location given for Buena Vista Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.7948757 Lon: -87.2535987
- 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 Monroe, 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- Buena Vista 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. |