A visit to the Consolation 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 Consolation Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Consolation Cemetery:
31.5693, -86.5480
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Consolation Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Consolation Cemetery is located in Butler County<2>.
The county seat for Butler County is located in Greenville. Greenville lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Consolation Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Consolation Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Consolation Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Consolation Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oaky Streak Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Oaky Streak Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak Cemetery
- Oakey Streak Methodist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Oakey Streak Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Streak Methodist Church Cemetery
- The Oakey Streak Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oakey Streak Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25091 <5>
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Riley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Riley Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riley Cemetery
- Kervin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Kervin Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kervin Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- New Prospect Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Bushfield Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Bushfield Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushfield Cemetery
- Good Hope Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sardis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Mt. Olive East Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Brushy Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Brushy Creek Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- South Butler Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The South Butler Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Butler Cemetery
- Elizabeth Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Elizabeth Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Cemetery
- Leon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Leon Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Consolation Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Consolation Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oaky Streak
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak
- Industry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Industry is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Merrill Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Merrill Mill is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Mill
- Leon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Leon is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- McKenzie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Red Level
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Red Level is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Gantt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gantt is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Dozier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chapman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chapman is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Georgiana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- River Falls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- River Falls is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Rose Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bolling
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bolling is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolling
- Heath
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Heath is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Antioch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Cherokee Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Garland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Garland is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Brantley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Rutledge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Starlington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Starlington is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlington
- Mount Union
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Union is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Greenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Andalusia
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wilcox
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Wilcox is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
- Old Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Old Town is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Peacock ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Luverne
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
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 Consolation Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Butler County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Consolation Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Andalusia
- Chapman
- Georgiana
- Greenville
- Luverne
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Consolation Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Butler 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 Consolation Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #135757 (Consolation Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #135757 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: Butler
- Est. Elev: 120 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Industry
- Location given for Consolation Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.5693282 Lon: -86.5480223
- 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 Butler, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Consolation 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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