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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. 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 Clarke Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Clarke 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 Clarke Cemetery

Lat:   31.6318°   (31° 37' 54")

Lon:   -86.3075°   (-86° 18' 27")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camerons Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camerons Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Camerons Chapel Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
  • Brantley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brantley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brantley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brantley Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
  • Davis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Davis Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
  • Siloam Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Siloam Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Siloam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Siloam Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
  • Leon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Leon Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
  • Emmaus Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Green Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
  • Rutledge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rutledge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rutledge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rutledge Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
  • Clark Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clark Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
  • Providence Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Providence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Providence Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Lightfoot Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lightfoot Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lightfoot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lightfoot Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
    • Good Hope Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Dozier Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dozier Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dozier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dozier Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
    • Spears Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spears Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spears Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spears Cemetery is located in Pike County
    • Star of Hope MB Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Vernledge Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vernledge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vernledge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Vernledge Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Coffee County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Antioch Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Glenwood.

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brantley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantley
    • Brantley is located in Crenshaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brantley <6>
  • Rutledge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rutledge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
    • Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
  • Merrill Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Mill
    • Merrill Mill is located in Crenshaw County
  • Cherokee Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
    • Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
  • Peacock ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peacock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
    • Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
  • Luverne
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Leon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
    • Leon is located in Crenshaw County
  • Glenwood
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Dozier
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dozier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier
    • Dozier is located in Crenshaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dozier <6>
  • Bullock
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bullock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
    • Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
  • Social Town
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Social Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
    • Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
  • Vidette
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vidette. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
    • Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Rose Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rose Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
      • Rose Hill is located in Covington County
    • Goshen
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Pine Level
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
      • Pine Level is located in Coffee County
    • Zoar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
      • Zoar is located in Coffee County
    • Henderson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Henderson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
      • Henderson is located in Pike County
    • Oaky Streak
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oaky Streak. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak
      • Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
    • Hallsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hallsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
      • Hallsville is located in Pike County

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.

  • Luverne

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Clarke Cemetery:

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: GNIS record #154622 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: Luverne
    • County: Crenshaw         Elev: 128
    • Location given for GNIS #154622 (Clarke Cemetery)

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 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 '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Clarke Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6318, Longitude: -86.3075       In this case, the coordinates for the Clarke 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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