A visit to the Chitwood 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 Chitwood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Chitwood Cemetery:
33.9537, -86.5514
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Chitwood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Chitwood Cemetery is located in Blount County<2>.
The county seat for Blount County is located in Oneonta. Oneonta lies just to the east of the Chitwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Chitwood Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Chitwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Chitwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Greens Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tidwell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Tidwell Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell Cemetery
- Daileys Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blackwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Blackwood Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwood Cemetery
- Mt. Joy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Joy Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Joy Cemetery
- Brown - Hudson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Crump Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Crump Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Cemetery
- Oakhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Oakhill Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakhill Cemetery
- Fowler Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pine Bluff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Bluff Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Blackwood - Cornelius Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Clear Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Valley View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Hood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Hood Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the north of Oneonta.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23519 <5>
- Blountsville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Blountsville Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blountsville Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Curl Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Curl Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curl Cemetery
- Antioch Methodist Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Methodist Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Methodist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Antioch Methodist Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the east of Oneonta.
- The Antioch Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Glover Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1995274 <5>
- Brown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Graves Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Chitwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Chitwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Deavers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Deavers is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavers
- Cleveland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Allgood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Allgood is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allgood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 638 people
- Rosa
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rosa is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
- Little Warrior
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Little Warrior is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Warrior
- Oneonta
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nectar
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Nectar is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Adville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Adville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adville
- Locust Fork
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hoods Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hoods Crossroads is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoods Crossroads
- Highland Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Lake is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
- Taits Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Taits Gap is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taits Gap
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Royal
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Royal is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Blountsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dallas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dallas is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Remlap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Appalachian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Appalachian is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appalachian
- Huldah ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Huldah is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huldah
- Gum Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gum Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Selfville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Selfville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selfville
- Compton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Compton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Mountain Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Grove is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Straight Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Straight Mountain is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Mountain
- Bird ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bird is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird
- Fridays Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fridays Crossing is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridays Crossing
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 Chitwood Cemetery. The following communities are located in Blount County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Chitwood 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 Chitwood Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Blount 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 Chitwood Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #116071 (Chitwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #116071 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: Blount
- Est. Elev: 174 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cleveland
- Location given for Chitwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.9537095 Lon: -86.551378
- 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 Blount, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chitwood 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. |