A visit to the Clay Hill 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 Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Clay Hill Cemetery:
31.6140, -86.0519
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Clay Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Clay Hill Cemetery is located in Coffee County<2>.
The county seat for Coffee County is located in Elba. Elba lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south of the Clay Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Clay Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Clay Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Clay Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Old Sharron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Sharron Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sharron Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Henderson Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shearon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Shearon Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearon Cemetery
- Perdue Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Perdue Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- 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.
- Zoar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Zoar Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar Cemetery
- Zions Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Zions Chapel Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zions Chapel Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Sanford - Barron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Spillars Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Spillars Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillars Cemetery
- Spears Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Spears Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Boutwell - Bundy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- William Carter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bethel AME Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Smilie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Smilie Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smilie Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill 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 Clay Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Clay Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Henderson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Henderson is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Wilkinstown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wilkinstown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinstown
- Jack
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jack is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
- Zoar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zoar is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Glenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bullock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Goshen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hallsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Mossy Grove Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mossy Grove Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Village
- Peacock ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Tarentum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tarentum is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Social Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Mixson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mixson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixson
- Frisco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Frisco is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Vidette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Brantley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pine Level
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Level is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Java
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Java is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Roeton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Roeton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeton
- Elba
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Troy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Luverne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Danleys Crossroads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Danleys Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleys Crossroads
- Brundidge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Youngblood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Youngblood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
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 Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Coffee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Clay Hill 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 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Coffee 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 Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #157707 (Clay Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #157707 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: Coffee
- Est. Elev: 116 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bluff Springs
- Location given for Clay Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.6140499 Lon: -86.0518944
- 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 Coffee, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Clay Hill 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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