A visit to the Byrd 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 Byrd Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Byrd Cemetery:
34.7054, -87.3334
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Byrd Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Byrd Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<2>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Moulton. Moulton lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south of the Byrd Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Byrd Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Byrd Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Byrd Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Truitt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Truitt Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truitt Cemetery
- Ashford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Ashford Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford Cemetery
- Ashford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Ashford Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford Cemetery
- Pippen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Pippen Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippen Cemetery
- Tweedy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Tweedy Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tweedy Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Dobbins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Dobbins Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbins Cemetery
- Rocky Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Rocky Hill Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill Cemetery
- Bynum Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bynum Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum Cemetery
- Courtland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sykes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Sykes Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykes Cemetery
- Lyle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Lyle Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle Cemetery
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- Houston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Houston Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
- Fuqua Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fuqua Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuqua Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Scruggs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Scruggs Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs Cemetery
- Abernathy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Abernathy Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy Cemetery
- Sykes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sykes Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykes Cemetery
- Sykes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sykes Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykes Cemetery
- Andrew Garth Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hampton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Byrd Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Byrd Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Courtland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Courtland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Town Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Red Bank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Dells Vista Shores
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dells Vista Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells Vista Shores
- Wheeler Dam Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Belleview ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Belleview is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Rogersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <6>
- Edmond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Mountain Home
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Hillsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hatton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Elgin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Chalybeate Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Confluence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Leighton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Ripley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Estep ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Cedar Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Ford City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Poplar Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Nitrate City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
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 Byrd Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lawrence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Byrd Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Courtland
- Leighton
- Rogersville
- Town Creek
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 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 Byrd Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lawrence 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 Byrd Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #115342 (Byrd Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #115342 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: Lawrence
- Est. Elev: 178 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Courtland
- Location given for Byrd Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7053674 Lon: -87.3333544
- 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 Lawrence, 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- Byrd 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. |