A visit to the Campground 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 Campground Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Campground Cemetery:
34.3579, -87.0553
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Campground Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Campground Cemetery is located in Morgan County<2>.
The county seat for Morgan County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Campground Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Campground Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Campground Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Campground Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Penn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Penn Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Day - Speegle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Day - Speegle Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day - Speegle Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Day - Speegle Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of Hartselle.
- The Day - Speegle Cemetery has also been known as:
- Day Cemetery
- Speegle Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26387 <5>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- McKendree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The McKendree Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree Cemetery
- The McKendree Cemetery has also been known as:
- McKendree Methodist Church Cemetery
- Herrin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Herrin Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin Cemetery
- The Herrin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Herring Cemetery
- Stovall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Stovall Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall Cemetery
- Cave Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cave Spring Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Orr Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Orr Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr Cemetery
- Simms Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Simms Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms Cemetery
- Piney Grove Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wilhite Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wilhite Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhite Cemetery
- Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Orr Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Orr Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr Cemetery
- O'Neal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- Puckett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Puckett Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Stover Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stover Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stover Cemetery
- East Battleground Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty 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 Campground Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Campground Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cedar Plains
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Danville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Upshaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Lacon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lacon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
- Falkville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Leesdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Oakville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Central
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Central is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- West Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- West Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Hartselle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jones' Chapel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jones' Chapel is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones' Chapel
- Addison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Chances Crossroad
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chances Crossroad is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chances Crossroad
- Flint City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- South Vinemont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
- Vinemont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Burningtree Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Priceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Russell Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Wren
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wren is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Logan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Simpson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Austinville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Moulton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grayson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Grayson is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Ellaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ellaville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
- Somerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Decatur
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <6>
- Moulton Heights
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Trinity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Campground Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Morgan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Campground Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Decatur
- Falkville
- Hartselle
- Moulton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Campground Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Morgan 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 Campground Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #159310 (Campground Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #159310 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: Morgan
- Est. Elev: 199 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Massey
- Location given for Campground Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3578754 Lon: -87.0552881
- 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 Morgan, 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- Campground 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. |