A visit to the Cockrell 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 Cockrell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cockrell Cemetery:
33.2954, -88.0759
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cockrell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cockrell Cemetery is located in Pickens County<2>.
The county seat for Pickens County is located in Carrollton. Carrollton lies just to the south southwest of the Cockrell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cockrell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Cockrell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cockrell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- New Providence Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hebron Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Carrollton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Carrollton Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton Cemetery
- The Carrollton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Carrollton City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21988 <5>
- Community Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Windle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Windle Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windle Cemetery
- Marvin Chapel UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Marvin Chapel UMC Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Chapel UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Marvin Chapel UMC Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Carrollton.
- The Marvin Chapel UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Marvin Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24231 <5>
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Echo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Glen Echo Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Echo Cemetery
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Zion Possum Bend Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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- Big Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Big Creek Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Browns Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Old Sardis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Sardis Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sardis Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Crossroads Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Spiller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Spiller Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller Cemetery
- Mt. Sinal Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Sinal Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinal Cemetery
- Old Trinity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Trinity Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Trinity Cemetery
- Thrasher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Thrasher Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrasher Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cockrell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cockrell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Carrollton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Carrollton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Stansel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stansel is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansel
- Reform
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bell is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- McShan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McShan is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
- Coal Fire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
- Archer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Archer is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Beaver Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Town is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Town
- Olney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Olney is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Gordo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pickensville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pickensville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
- Garden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garden is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- McMullen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- McMullen is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
- Ethelsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ethelsville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Macedonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Aliceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Benevola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Benevola is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevola
- Lubbub
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Stafford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stafford is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Memphis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Memphis is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Elrod
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Elrod is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
- Echola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Echola is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echola
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 Cockrell 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 Cockrell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aliceville
- Carrollton
- Gordo
- 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 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 Cockrell 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 Cockrell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #116340 (Cockrell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #116340 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: 79 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Carrollton
- Location given for Cockrell Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.2953974 Lon: -88.0758588
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cockrell 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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