A visit to the Center Grove 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 Center Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Center Grove Cemetery:
34.3840, -86.6375
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Center Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Center Grove Cemetery is located in Morgan County<2>.
The county seat for Morgan County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the northwest of the Center Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Center Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Center Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Center Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Crawford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- Forman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Forman Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forman Cemetery
- Pines Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Pines Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pines Cemetery
- Morrow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Morrow Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow Cemetery
- Blue Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Blue Springs Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs Cemetery
- Little Vine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Little Vine Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Vine Cemetery
- Ryan Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ryan Memorial Gardens is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Memorial Gardens
- Skidmore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Skidmore Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidmore Cemetery
- Compton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Compton Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton Cemetery
- Lamons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lamons Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamons Cemetery
- West Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The West Point Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Gum Pond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Gum Pond Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Pond Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Prince Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Prince Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Cemetery
- Lawrence Cove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Hebron Church of Christ Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Oak Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Oak Cemetery
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Center Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Center Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Apple Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Ryan Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Ruth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Ruth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Florette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Hulaco
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Hog Jaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
- Briscoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Pine Lake Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
- Eva
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Joppa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Baileyton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Valhermoso Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fairview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Arab
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Union Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lacey's Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Winton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Grassy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Somerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Simcoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Askea Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Scant City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Scant City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scant City
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff 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 Center Grove 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 Center Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arab
- Arab lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Center Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Arab.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arab
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Center Grove 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 Center Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #139726 (Center Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #139726 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: 244 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Center Grove
- Location given for Center Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3839828 Lon: -86.6374943
- 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 '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- Center Grove 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. |
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