A visit to the Collier 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 Collier Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Collier Cemetery:
34.5790, -86.7642
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Collier Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Collier Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Huntsville. Huntsville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Collier Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Collier Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Collier Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Collier Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Triana Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The New Triana Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Triana Cemetery
- Triana Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Triana Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana Cemetery
- Batts - Ward Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Batts - Ward Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batts - Ward Cemetery
- New Hope Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The New Hope Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located
- The New Hope Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Hope Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2401372 <5>
- Barclay - Teney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Blackwell - Collier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ashford - Tate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ashford - Tate Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford - Tate Cemetery
- The Ashford - Tate Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ashford Cemetery
- Tate Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21334 <5>
- Hunley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kolb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kolb Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolb Cemetery
- Winton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Winton Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Cemetery
- Ballinger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ballinger Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballinger Cemetery
- Groves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Groves Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Rowe Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Rowe Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Cemetery
- New Haven Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The New Haven Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Meyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Meyer Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer Cemetery
- Troup Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Troup Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troup Cemetery
- Center Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Reed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Breeding Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Breeding Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding Cemetery
- Breeding Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Breeding Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding Cemetery
- Draper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Draper Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper Cemetery
- Draper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Draper Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper Cemetery
- Draper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Draper Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper Cemetery
- Powhatan - Toney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arnett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Arnett Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett Cemetery
- Ragland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Ragland Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland Cemetery
- Wiggins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wiggins Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Cemetery
- Holding Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Holding Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holding Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Collier Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Collier Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Triana
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Swancott
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Westlake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Winton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Valhermoso Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Somerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Mooresville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Priceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Madison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Belle Mina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Burningtree Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Lacey's Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Florette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Whitesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- English Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Chelsea
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Flint City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Garner ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Harris Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Decatur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <6>
- Russell Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Hartselle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Briscoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Morgan City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Rideout Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Orrville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Capshaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Simpson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Austinville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
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 Collier Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Collier Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Decatur
- Hartselle
- Madison
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 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 Collier Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 Collier Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #146808 (Collier Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #146808 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 183 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mason Ridge
- Location given for Collier Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5789811 Lon: -86.764166
- 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 Madison, 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- Collier 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. |