A visit to the Center Ridge Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Ridge Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Center Ridge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Center Ridge Cemetery
Lat: 32.1532° (32° 9' 11")
Lon: -87.0697° (-87° 4' 10")
The Center Ridge Cemetery is located in Dallas County<2>.
The county seat for Dallas County is located in Selma. Selma lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the north of the Center Ridge Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Center Ridge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Center Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Molette Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Molette Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Molette Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Molette Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Carlowville Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carlowville Community Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carlowville Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Carlowville Community Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Mt. Leveton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Leveton Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Leveton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Leveton Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Turner Field Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Field Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Field Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Turner Field Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- McMillan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McMillan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McMillan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McMillan Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Butler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- King Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the King Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the King Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The King Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Seale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seale Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Seale Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Underwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Underwood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Underwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Adams Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adams Grove Cemetery
- The Adams Grove Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Adams Grove Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Sardis.
- The Adams Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Adams Grove Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21195 <5>
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Matthew Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Matthew Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Matthew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Matthew Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- New Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Bethel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Boykin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boykin Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boykin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Boykin Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Purefoy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Purefoy Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Purefoy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Purefoy Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- New Cahaba Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Cahaba Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Cahaba Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The New Cahaba Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Liberty Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Old Snow Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Snow Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Snow Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Snow Hill Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Cox Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Shiloh Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Matthew Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Center Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Center Ridge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Richmond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Carlowville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlowville
- Carlowville is located in Dallas County
- Kings
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Belknap
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Minter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Ackerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerville
- Ackerville is located in Wilcox County
- Pleasant Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Dallas County
- Snow Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Sardis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Sardis is located in Dallas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sardis <7>
- McBrydes
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Furman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furman
- Furman is located in Wilcox County
- Cahawba ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahawba
- Cahawba is located in Dallas County
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Old Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Boykin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Boykin is located in Wilcox County
- Crumptonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crumptonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumptonia
- Crumptonia is located in Dallas County
- Estelle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Collirene
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Casey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Orrville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Orrville is located in Dallas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orrville <7>
- Oak Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Tyler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyler
- Tyler is located in Dallas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyler <7>
- Old Town
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 Ridge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dallas County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Center Ridge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Benton lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Center Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Benton.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Camden
- Camden lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Center Ridge Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Camden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
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 Ridge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Dallas County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Autauga County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Butler County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Conecuh County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Lee County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Lowndes County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Marengo County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Monroe County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Perry County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Wilcox County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- From Cyndi's List:
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Dallas County
- Cemetery Junction:
- Directory for Alabama
- From FamilySearch:
- Cemeteries Wiki for Alabama
- From Interment.net:
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Dallas
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Center Ridge Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Ridge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #154771 (Center Ridge Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #154771 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Elm Bluff
- County: Dallas Elev: 101
- Location given for GNIS #154771 (Center Ridge Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
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 Dallas, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Center Ridge Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1532, Longitude: -87.0697 In this case, the coordinates for the Center Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
| <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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |