A visit to the Compton 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 Compton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Compton Cemetery:
34.4298, -86.6005
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Compton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Compton Cemetery is located in Morgan County<2>.
The county seat for Morgan County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Compton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Compton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Compton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Compton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lamons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Lamons Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamons Cemetery
- Morrow Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Morrow Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
- Forman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Forman Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forman Cemetery
- Skidmore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Skidmore Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skidmore Cemetery
- New Canaan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The New Canaan Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canaan Cemetery
- Saints Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Saints Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saints Cemetery
- West Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The West Point Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point Cemetery
- Pines Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pines Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pines Cemetery
- Center Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Center Grove Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove Cemetery
- Crawford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Rescue Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rescue Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Edmonson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Edmonson Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson Cemetery
- Blue Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Blue Springs Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs Cemetery
- Mt. Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Oak Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Oak Cemetery
- Polly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Polly Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly 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 Compton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Compton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Apple Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Briscoe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Morgan City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Ryan Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Ruth
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ruth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Florette
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Valhermoso Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hog Jaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
- Lacey's Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pine Lake Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
- Hulaco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Union Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Joppa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Arab
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Grassy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Whitesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Winton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Eva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baileyton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Scant City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Scant City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scant City
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Somerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Askea Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
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 Compton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Morgan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Compton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arab
- Arab lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Compton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Arab.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arab
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 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 Compton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Morgan 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 Compton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #116479 (Compton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #116479 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: Morgan
- Est. Elev: 323 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Newsome Sinks
- Location given for Compton Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4298152 Lon: -86.6005483
- 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 Morgan, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Compton 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. |