A visit to the Clay 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 Clay Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Clay Cemetery:
34.6987, -86.3550
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Clay Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Clay Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Scottsboro. Scottsboro lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the east of the Clay Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Clay Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Clay Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stewart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Roberson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Roberson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberson Cemetery
- Fowler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Fowler Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Latham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Latham Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham Cemetery
- Nelson Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Blair Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Echols Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Echols Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols Cemetery
- Bullock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bullock Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock Cemetery
- Paint Rock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Paint Rock Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock Cemetery
- Rousseau Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rousseau Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau Cemetery
- Rousseau Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rousseau Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Pleasant Mount Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sanford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sanford Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford Cemetery
- Vinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Vinson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinson Cemetery
- Potts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Potts Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Beason Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Beason Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beason Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Kirk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Kirk Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk Cemetery
- Tipton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Tipton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Cemetery
- Rousseau Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rousseau Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Clay Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Clay Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gurley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Paint Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Berkley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Woodville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trenton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Brownsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Owens' Cross Roads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Groves
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Ryland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lim Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hollytree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hollytree is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
- New Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Princeton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Princeton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Country Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Country Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Mercury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mercury is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
- Greenwycke Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Aspel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Chase
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chase is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- English Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Grant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Larkinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Beachboro ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beachboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachboro
- Moore's Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Normal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lincoln is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Huntsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Clay Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Clay 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 websites either 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 Clay Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Clay Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #116197 (Clay Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #116197 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 196 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Paint Rock
- Location given for Clay Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6986998 Lon: -86.3549863
- 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 Jackson, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clay 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |