A visit to the Coal Fire 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 Coal Fire Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Coal Fire Cemetery:
33.4040, -88.0806
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Coal Fire Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Coal Fire Cemetery is located in Pickens County<2>.
The county seat for Pickens County is located in Carrollton. Carrollton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of the Coal Fire Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Coal Fire Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Coal Fire Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Coal Fire Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Arnold Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Carden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Carden Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden Cemetery
- Funderburk Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Funderburk Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funderburk Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Beard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Arbor Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Baird Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Baird Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Old Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Phoenix Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Phoenix Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rocky Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rocky Ridge Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge Cemetery
- Thomasson Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Thomasson Family Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasson Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Thomasson Family Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the west of Reform.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2358708 <5>
- Gore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Gore Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Sardis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Sardis Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sardis Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Bethlehem Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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]<3> of the Coal Fire Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Coal Fire Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Coal Fire
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
- McShan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McShan is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
- Reform
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stansel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Stansel is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansel
- Ethelsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ethelsville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Bell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bell is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Carrollton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Carrollton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Stafford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stafford is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Macedonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Macedonia is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Millport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Archer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Archer is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Gordo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Fernbank
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Lubbub
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Ashcraft Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Kennedy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- New Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- New Hope is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Beaver Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Town is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Town
- Pickensville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pickensville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
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 Coal Fire Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pickens County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Coal Fire Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aliceville
- Carrollton
- Gordo
- Gordo lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Coal Fire Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gordo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordo
- Kennedy
- Millport
- Pickensville
- Reform
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 professional and volunteer 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 Coal Fire Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Pickens 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 Coal Fire Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #158602 (Coal Fire Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #158602 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: Pickens
- Est. Elev: 86 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Reform
- Location given for Coal Fire Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.4040067 Lon: -88.0805817
- 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 Pickens, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Coal Fire 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |