A visit to the Clearwater 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 Clearwater Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Clearwater Cemetery:
31.4635, -88.0350
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Clearwater Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Clearwater Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Chatom. Chatom lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west of the Clearwater Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Clearwater Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Clearwater Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Clearwater Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wagarville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Wagarville Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagarville Cemetery
- Stoker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stoker Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoker Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Lewis Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cortelyou Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cortelyou Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortelyou Cemetery
- St. Union - Mt. Stoney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Leroy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Leroy Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy Cemetery
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Cemetery
- St. Stephens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Stephens Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Williams Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Williams Family Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Williams Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Wagarville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2443090 <5>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sunflower Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sunflower Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower Cemetery
- Mt. Shady Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Shady Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Shady Cemetery
- Old St. Stephens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Crawford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- Pine Level Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Pine Level Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level Cemetery
- Fields Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Fields Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Cemetery
- Faith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Faith Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Washington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Pine Crest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Pine Crest Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest Cemetery
- McKenzie Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The McKenzie Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie Cemetery
- Stave Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Stave Creek Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stave Creek Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Clearwater Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Clearwater Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bassetts Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bassetts Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassetts Creek
- Wagarville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Prestwick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Prestwick is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwick
- Leroy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leroy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Saint Stephen's
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Carson
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Carson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Sunflower
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sunflower is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Hobson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hobson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
- Stave Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stave Creek is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stave Creek
- Hawthorn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hawthorn is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn
- Jackson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rockville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rockville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Salitpa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Salitpa is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salitpa
- Bigbee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bigbee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee
- Chatom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Seaboard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Seaboard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
- McIntosh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Carlton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tibbie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Tibbie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbie
- Frankville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Frankville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Toddtown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Toddtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddtown
- Winn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Winn is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
- Walker Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Alma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Alma is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
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 Clearwater Cemetery. The following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Clearwater Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Clearwater Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Clearwater Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #157554 (Clearwater Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #157554 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 15 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wagarville
- Location given for Clearwater Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.4634987 Lon: -88.0350029
- 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 Washington, 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- Clearwater 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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