A visit to the Collins Chapel 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 Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Collins Chapel Cemetery:
32.9423, -86.6797
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Collins Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Collins Chapel Cemetery is located in Chilton County<2>.
The county seat for Chilton County is located in Clanton. Clanton lies just to the south southeast of the Collins Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Collins Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Collins Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Collins Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Union Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Robinson Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Thorsby Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thorsby Scandinavian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
- Hardiman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hardiman Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardiman Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rocky Mount Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount Cemetery
- Cobb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cobb Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cemetery
- Rocky Mount Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rocky Mount Community Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount Community Cemetery
- The Rocky Mount Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25875 <5>
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
- Pates Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pates Chapel Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pates Chapel Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Lomax Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lomax Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax Cemetery
- New Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony Cemetery
- Jacksons Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cane Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Cane Creek Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope 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 Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Collins Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Thorsby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jemison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jumbo
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Clanton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Calera
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Aucheucaula ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aucheucaula is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheucaula
- Shelby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Randolph
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Randolph is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Tucker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tucker is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Pine Grove Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
- Merrell Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Merrell Beach is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrell Beach
- Oakley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Oakley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Brierfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ashby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ashby is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Maplesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dollar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Dollar is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
- Montevallo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Wilton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Former names for Wilton:
- Birmingham Junction
- Bismarck
- Catoosa
- Woods
- Woodsborough
- Lawley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lawley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawley
- Adams
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adams is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Verbena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Verbena is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Columbiana
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Active
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Active is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Active
- Talladega Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
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 Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chilton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Collins Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Calera
- Calera lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Collins Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Calera.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calera
- Clanton
- Columbiana
- Montevallo
- Shelby
- Shelby lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Collins Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Shelby.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelby
- Thorsby
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 either 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 Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Chilton 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 Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #151528 (Collins Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #151528 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: Chilton
- Est. Elev: 221 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jemison East
- Location given for Collins Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.9423455 Lon: -86.6797059
- 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 Chilton, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Collins Chapel 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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