A visit to the Cannon 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 Cannon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cannon Cemetery:
34.2956, -85.5952
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cannon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cannon Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.
The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Centre. Centre lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Cannon Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cannon Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Cannon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cannon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stories Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Stories Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stories Cemetery
- Randall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Randall Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Cemetery
- Unity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Callan Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Daniels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Daniels Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Oak Bowery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Oak Bowery Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bowery Cemetery
- Henderson - Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Black Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Black Oak Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak Cemetery
- Coffey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Coffey Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffey Cemetery
- Starling Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Starling Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starling Cemetery
- Cedar Bluff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Cedar Bluff Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff Cemetery
- Lawrence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McCoy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Mill Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion 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 Cannon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cannon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gaylesville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Taft
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Ringgold
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Blanche
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Cedar Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lawrence
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sterling is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Broomtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Lickskillet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- New Moon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Sigsbee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sigsbee is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Howells Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Howells Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells Crossroads
- Howells Crossroads has also been known as:
- Howells Cross Roads
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- Adamsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Adamsburg is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
- Dog Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dog Town is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Chattoogaville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Grover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Sand Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Anderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kirk's Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Mount Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Vernon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Centre
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tucker Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Crossroads
- Noah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Douglas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Douglas is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
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 Cannon Cemetery. The following communities are located in Cherokee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cannon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Cannon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Cherokee 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 Cannon Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #115583 (Cannon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #115583 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: Cherokee
- Est. Elev: 210 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gaylesville
- Location given for Cannon Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.2956476 Lon: -85.5952403
- 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 Cherokee, 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 from Point A (ie- Cannon 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. |