A visit to the Cooper 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 Cooper Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cooper Cemetery:
34.4232, -87.1264
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cooper Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cooper Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<2>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Moulton. Moulton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Cooper Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cooper Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Cooper Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cooper Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Enon Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Enon Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Enon Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Enon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2284060 <5>
- Lindsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Cemetery
- Kitchens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Kitchens Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchens Cemetery
- Speake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Speake Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speake Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Orr Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Orr Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Preuit Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Preuit Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preuit Cemetery
- Hampton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Arbor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Arbor Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Cemetery
- Simms Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Simms Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Stovall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Stovall Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall Cemetery
- O'Neal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- Johnson Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Stroup Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Stroup Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroup Cemetery
- Stover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Stover Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stover Cemetery
- Keys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Keys Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cooper Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cooper Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Danville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oakville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Cedar Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Upshaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Wren
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wren is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Moulton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hartselle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Flint City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Chalybeate Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Falkville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Leesdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Russell Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Austinville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Trinity
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Burningtree Mountain
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Simpson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Moulton Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Mountain Home
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Muck City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Muck City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck City
- Grayson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grayson is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Lacon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lacon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
- Decatur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <6>
- Hillsboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ellaville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ellaville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
- Addison
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jones' Chapel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Jones' Chapel is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones' Chapel
- Central
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Central is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- West Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- West Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Priceville
(15 miles [24.1 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 Cooper Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lawrence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cooper Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Decatur
- Falkville
- Hartselle
- Moulton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Cooper Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lawrence 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 Cooper Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #159443 (Cooper Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #159443 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: Lawrence
- Est. Elev: 196 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oakville
- Location given for Cooper Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.423152 Lon: -87.1264024
- 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 Lawrence, 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- Cooper 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |