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:
34.9123, -86.1611
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Collins Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Collins Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Scottsboro. Scottsboro lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Collins Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Collins Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Collins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Bostick Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bishop Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Bishop Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
- McCullough Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The McCullough Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCullough Cemetery
- Turley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Turley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turley Cemetery
- Henshaw Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Henshaw Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henshaw Cemetery
- Bouldin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bouldin Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bouldin Cemetery
- Culver Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Culver Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver Cemetery
- Crawford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Jack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Jack Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Prince Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Prince Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Prince Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Prince Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Cemetery
- Sisk Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sisk Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisk Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Fowler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Fowler Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Hytop Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hytop Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hytop Cemetery
- Old Grays Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Old Grays Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Grays Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Collins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Collins Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Estillfork
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Estillfork is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estillfork
- Greerton ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Greerton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greerton
- Baileytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Baileytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Beachboro ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Beachboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachboro
- Hytop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hytop is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hytop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Princeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Princeton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Skyline
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Skyline is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Narrows ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Narrows is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Francisco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Francisco is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mud Creek ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mud Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
- Hollytree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hollytree is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Maynard Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maynard Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard Cove
- Kyles
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kyles is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
- Beans Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beans Creek is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans Creek
- Sal City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Huntland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Trenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Groves
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Tupelo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tupelo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
- Fairfield ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fairfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Berrys ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Berrys is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Blackankle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blackankle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackankle
- Hillsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Hillsboro is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 Jackson 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 #116442 (Collins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #116442 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 234 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Estill Fork
- Location given for Collins Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9123081 Lon: -86.1610952
- 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 Jackson, 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 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'. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |