A visit to the Coffey 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 Coffey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Coffey Cemetery:
34.2712, -85.6808
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Coffey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Coffey Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.
The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Centre. Centre lies just to the south of the Coffey Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Coffey Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Coffey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Coffey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tuckers Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Black Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Black Oak Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak Cemetery
- Welcome Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Welcome Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome Hill Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Unity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- Longshore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Longshore Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longshore Cemetery
- New Testament Holiness Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Chesnut Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Chesnut Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesnut Cemetery
- Stories Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Stories Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stories Cemetery
- Dixons Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Dixons Chapel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixons Chapel Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Sand Rock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sand Rock Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock Cemetery
- Tates Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Tates Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tates Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tates Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Centre.
- The Tates Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tates Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26599 <5>
- Sand Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sand Valley Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Valley Cemetery
- Cedar Bluff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cedar Bluff Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff Cemetery
- Randall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Randall Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Cemetery
- Cannon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cannon Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Mt. Lookout Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Lookout Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lookout Cemetery
- Yellow Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Yellow Creek Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Coffey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Coffey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lickskillet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Sand Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Sigsbee
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sigsbee is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
- Taft
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Anderson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gaylesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dog Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dog Town is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Mount Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Vernon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Leesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blanche
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Centre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lawrence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Ringgold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Adamsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Adamsburg is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
- Turkey Town ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
- Howells Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Howells Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells Crossroads
- Howells Crossroads has also been known as:
- Howells Cross Roads
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sterling is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Collinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Douglas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Douglas is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Moshat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Tucker Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tucker Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Crossroads
- Noah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Broomtown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
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 Coffey Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cherokee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Coffey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cedar Bluff
- Centre
- Collinsville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Coffey Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Cherokee 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 Coffey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #116362 (Coffey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #116362 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: Cherokee
- Est. Elev: 183 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Little River
- Location given for Coffey Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.271204 Lon: -85.680798
- 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 Cherokee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Coffey 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. |