A visit to the Clarke 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 Clarke Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Clarke Cemetery:
31.6318, -86.3075
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Clarke Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Clarke Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County<2>.
The county seat for Crenshaw County is located in Luverne. Luverne lies just to the north northeast of the Clarke Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Clarke Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Clarke Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Clarke Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Camerons Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brantley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Brantley Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantley Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Siloam Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Siloam Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Cemetery
- Leon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Leon Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Emmaus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Rutledge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Rutledge Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
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- Lightfoot Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Lightfoot Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightfoot Cemetery
- Good Hope Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dozier Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Dozier Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier Cemetery
- Spears Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Spears Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Cemetery
- Star of Hope MB Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vernledge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Vernledge Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernledge Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Antioch Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Glenwood.
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Clarke Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Clarke Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brantley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rutledge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Merrill Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Merrill Mill is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Mill
- Cherokee Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Peacock ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Luverne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leon is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Glenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Dozier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bullock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Social Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Vidette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Vernledge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Vernledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernledge
- Rose Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Goshen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Level
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Level is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Zoar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Zoar is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Henderson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Henderson is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Oaky Streak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak
- Hallsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
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 Clarke Cemetery. The following communities are located in Crenshaw County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Clarke Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Clarke Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Crenshaw 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 Clarke Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #154622 (Clarke Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #154622 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: Crenshaw
- Est. Elev: 128 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Luverne
- Location given for Clarke Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.6318261 Lon: -86.3074597
- 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 Crenshaw, 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- Clarke 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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