A visit to the Collins 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 Collins Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Collins Cemetery:
34.2668, -85.8634
The Collins Cemetery is located in Collinsville.
The cemetery is located in DeKalb County<1>.
The county seat for DeKalb County is located in Fort Payne. Fort Payne lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Collins Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Collins Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Collins Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Collins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Anthony Collins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Nicholson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Nicholson Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Copeland Bridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mathis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mathis Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathis Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Smith Chapel Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Chapel Cemetery
- Plunket Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Plunket Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plunket Cemetery
- Wesson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wesson Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson Cemetery
- Red Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Freeman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Nicholson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Nicholson Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Cemetery
- Gilbreath Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Gilbreath Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbreath Cemetery
- Harbour Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Harbour Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Cemetery
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hunts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hunts Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Cemetery
- Mt. Lookout Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Lookout Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lookout Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Collins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Collins Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Collinsville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mount Vernon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Dawson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cotnam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sand Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clyde ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Clyde is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Crossville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Leesburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Floy ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Floy is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floy
- Rodentown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Yancy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Keener
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dog Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dog Town is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Geraldine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lickskillet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sigsbee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sigsbee is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
- Lakeview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Guest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Duck Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bootsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fyffe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Turkeytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hale ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hale is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Luttrell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Luna ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Luna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
- Chigger Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rains ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
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 Collins Cemetery. The following communities are located in DeKalb County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Collins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collinsville
- Crossville
- Fyffe
- Geraldine
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Collins Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to DeKalb 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 Collins Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #150163 (Collins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #150163 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: DeKalb
- Est. Elev: 217 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Portersville
- Location given for Collins Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.266482 Lon: -85.8630252
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including DeKalb, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Collins Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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