A visit to the Chances Cross Roads 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 Chances Cross Roads Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Chances Cross Roads Cemetery:
34.1732, -87.0586
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Chances Cross Roads Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Chances Cross Roads Cemetery is located in Cullman County<2>.
The county seat for Cullman County is located in Cullman. Cullman lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east of the Chances Cross Roads Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Chances Cross Roads Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Chances Cross Roads Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Jones Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Jones Chapel Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Chapel Cemetery
- Nesmith UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Nesmith UMC Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesmith UMC Cemetery
- The Nesmith UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Nesmith Cemetery
- Nesmith Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2307403 <5>
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
- Emeus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Emeus Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emeus Cemetery
- Vance Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Pisgah Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Logan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Logan Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Cemetery
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Central Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Central Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
- Sardis #2 MB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Wilkins Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkins Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Hefner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hefner Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hefner Cemetery
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The New Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect 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 Chances Cross Roads Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Chances Cross Roads Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chances Crossroad
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Chances Crossroad is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chances Crossroad
- Jones' Chapel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jones' Chapel is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones' Chapel
- Logan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Central
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Central is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Crane Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Addison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Trimble
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Trimble is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Upshaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Arley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Houston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Good Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Good Hope is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- South Vinemont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
- Vinemont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ardell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ardell is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardell
- Cullman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Slick Ford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Slick Ford is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Ford
- Bremen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dodge City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dodge City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Cedar Plains
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Lacon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lacon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
- Marylee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marylee is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marylee
- East Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Falkville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Falls City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Falls City is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Grayson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grayson is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Ellaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ellaville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
- Danville
(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 Chances Cross Roads Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cullman County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Chances Cross Roads Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Chances Cross Roads Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Cullman 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 Chances Cross Roads Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1805427 (Chances Cross Roads Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1805427 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: Cullman
- Est. Elev: 276 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jones Chapel
- Location given for Chances Cross Roads Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.1731567 Lon: -87.0586192
- 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 Cullman, 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- Chances Cross Roads 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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