A visit to the Covington Memorial Gardens ...
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 Covington Memorial Gardens ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Covington Memorial Gardens:
31.3182, -86.4275
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Covington Memorial Gardens can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Covington Memorial Gardens is located in Covington County<2>.
The county seat for Covington County is located in Andalusia. Andalusia lies just to the west southwest of the Covington Memorial Gardens .
Open a Google Map centered on the Covington Memorial Gardens.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Covington Memorial Gardens.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Covington Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.
- Sanford Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- Johnson Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Southside Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Southside Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside Cemetery
- Marshall Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Andalusia Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Andalusia Memorial Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andalusia Memorial Cemetery
- The Andalusia Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Andalusia Memorial Garden
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21244 <5>
- Henderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Five Runs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Five Runs Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Runs Cemetery
- Oakey Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakey Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Oakey Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oakey Ridge Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2277000 <5>
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Antioch Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of Antioch
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2231111 <5>
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Gantt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Gantt Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt Cemetery
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- Able Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Able Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Able Cemetery
- Adellum Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Adellum Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adellum Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Adellum Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Andalusia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2258757 <5>
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- River Falls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The River Falls Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls Cemetery
- Carolina Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Carolina Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Cemetery
- Judson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Judson Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Covington Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Covington Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:
- Sanford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Andalusia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Heath
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Heath is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Libertyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Libertyville is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Antioch
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Babbie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Babbie is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Gantt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gantt is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- River Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- River Falls is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Carolina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carolina is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Horn Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Horn Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Opp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Opp is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opp <6>
- Rose Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
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- Onycha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Onycha is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onycha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Red Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Red Oak is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Red Level
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Red Level is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Beulah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- County Line
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- County Line is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Dozier
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Covington Memorial Gardens. The following communities are located in Covington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Covington Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Andalusia
- Opp
- Opp lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Covington Memorial Gardens.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Opp.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opp
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 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 Covington Memorial Gardens:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Covington 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 Covington Memorial Gardens:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #116747 (Covington Memorial Gardens)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #116747 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: Covington
- Est. Elev: 95 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Andalusia
- Location given for Covington Memorial Gardens:
- Lat: 31.3182252 Lon: -86.4274566
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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 Covington, 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 from Point A (ie- Covington Memorial Gardens) 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. |