A visit to the Christian Light 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 Christian Light Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Christian Light Cemetery:
32.2799, -87.4119
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Christian Light Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Christian Light Cemetery is located in Dallas County<2>.
The county seat for Dallas County is located in Selma. Selma lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Christian Light Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Christian Light Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Christian Light Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Christian Light Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Wilsor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- New Bethel Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Boiling Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gastonburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Gastonburg Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonburg Cemetery
- Welcome Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Vaughn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
- Hardy Young Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hardy Young Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Young Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Creagh - Glover Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Creagh - Glover Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creagh - Glover Cemetery
- The Creagh - Glover Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cooper Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22257 <5>
- Malone Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Malone Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Cemetery
- Gross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Gross Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hennon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hennon Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennon Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Shell Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Shell Creek Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Rehoboth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Rehoboth Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth Cemetery
- Cobbs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Martins Station Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John 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 Christian Light Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Christian Light Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Central Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Central Mills is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Mills
- Safford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Alberta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Alberta is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Gastonburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gastonburg is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonburg
- Rehoboth
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rehoboth is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Catherine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Catherine is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
- Consul
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Consul is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Consul
- Crumptonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crumptonia is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumptonia
- Flatwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Flatwood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
- Orrville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Freetown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Freetown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Bethel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Prairie Bluff ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Prairie Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Bluff
- Prairie Bluff has also been known as:
- Dale
- Daletown
- Millers Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Millers Ferry is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
- Browns
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Browns is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns
- Crenshaw ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Crenshaw is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- The Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Village is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Ellawhite
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ellawhite is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellawhite
- Massillon ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Massillon is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massillon
- Thomaston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Thomaston is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Uniontown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lamison
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lamison is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamison
- Siddonsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Siddonsville is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsville
- Dayton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dayton is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Boykin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boykin is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Marion Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Marion Junction is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Junction
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 Christian Light 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 Christian Light Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Christian Light Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Dallas 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 Christian Light Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #154735 (Christian Light Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #154735 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: Dallas
- Est. Elev: 73 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Central Mills
- Location given for Christian Light Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.2798625 Lon: -87.4119423
- 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 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- Christian Light 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. |