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A visit to the Confederate Rest 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 Confederate Rest Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Confederate Rest Cemetery:

30.4810, -87.9208

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Confederate Rest Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Confederate Rest Cemetery is located in Baldwin County<2>.

The county seat for Baldwin County is located in Bay Minette. Bay Minette lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Confederate Rest Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Confederate Rest Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Confederate Rest Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Confederate Rest Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Twin Beach Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Twin Beach Cemetery is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Beach Cemetery
  • Fairhope Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairhope Colony Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Friends Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Friends Cemetery is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friends Cemetery
  • Brook Cedron Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Brook Cedron Cemetery is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brook Cedron Cemetery
  • Timney South River Park Community Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Montrose Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Montrose Cemetery is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose Cemetery
  • Belforest Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Belforest Cemetery is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belforest Cemetery
  • Christ the King Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Silverhill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • The Silverhill Cemetery is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverhill Cemetery
  • D'Olive Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The D'Olive Cemetery is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Olive Cemetery
  • Boudans Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • The Boudans Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boudans Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Boudans Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Bellefontaine
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Mathis Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Mathis Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathis Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mathis Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Bellefontaine
    • Pine Rest Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Pine Rest Cemetery is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Rest Cemetery
    • Cold Springs Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Cold Springs Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs Cemetery
    • Roberts Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
    • Malbis Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Malbis Cemetery is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malbis Cemetery
    • Mt. Aid Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Mt. Aid Cemetery is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Aid Cemetery
    • Lartigue Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lartigue Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lartigue Cemetery
    • Casher Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Casher Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casher Cemetery
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
    • Wilson Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • The Wilson Cemetery is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Confederate Rest Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Confederate Rest Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Point Clear
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Fairhope
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Clay City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Clay City is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
  • Montrose
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Yupon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Yupon is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yupon
  • Marlow
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Marlow is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
  • Magnolia Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Daphne
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Mon Louis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Mon Louis is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mon Louis
  • Silverhill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Park City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Park City is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
  • Bellefontaine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Bellefontaine is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefontaine
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Summerdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Robertsdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Loxley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Spanish Fort
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Alabama Port
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Alabama Port is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama Port
    • Foley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Foley is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,446 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foley <5>
    • Theodore
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Bon Secour
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mobile
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Tillmans Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Tillmans Corner is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillmans Corner

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 Confederate Rest Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Baldwin County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Confederate Rest Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Daphne
  • Fairhope
  • Mobile
    • Mobile lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Confederate Rest Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mobile.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile
  • Robertsdale

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Confederate Rest Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Alabama:
  • Pages specific to Baldwin 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 Confederate Rest Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #116508  (Confederate Rest Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #116508 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: Baldwin
      • Est. Elev: 6 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Point Clear
      • Location given for Confederate Rest Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.4810286     Lon: -87.9208264
      • 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 Baldwin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Confederate Rest 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.