A visit to the Crenshaw 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 Crenshaw Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Crenshaw Cemetery:
34.8343, -88.0770
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Crenshaw Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Crenshaw Cemetery is located in Colbert County<2>.
The county seat for Colbert County is located in Tuscumbia. Tuscumbia lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Crenshaw Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Crenshaw Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Crenshaw Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Crenshaw Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Douthit Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Douthit Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douthit Cemetery
- Carytown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Carytown Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carytown Cemetery
- Jackson Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jackson Ridge Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Ridge Cemetery
- The Jackson Ridge Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jackson Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23650 <5>
- Snowdown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Garrett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Watkins Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Cemetery
- Clement Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Clement Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clement Cemetery
- Toenail Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Toenail Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toenail Cemetery
- Morris Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Morris Hill Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Hill Cemetery
- Canaan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Canaan Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Cemetery
- Pride Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pride Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pride Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Nunley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Nunley Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nunley Cemetery
- Malone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Malone Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Cemetery
- Athens City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Athens City Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens City Cemetery
- Burnstown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Burnstown Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnstown 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 Crenshaw Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Crenshaw Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Caryton ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Caryton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryton
- Riverton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Riverton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Chickasaw ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chickasaw is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
- Ingleton ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ingleton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
- Oldham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oldham is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Crows Camp ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Crows Camp is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
- Waterloo
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Iuka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Iuka is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iuka <6>
- Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
- Cherokee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Short
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Short is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Midway
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Midway is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Bishop
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bishop is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Haddock ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Haddock is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
- Good Springs ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Good Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Burnsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Holcut
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holcut is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcut
- Gatesville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gatesville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Paden
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Paden is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
- Red Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Red Rock is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Green Tree ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
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 Crenshaw Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Colbert County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Crenshaw Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Burnsville
- Cherokee
- Iuka
- Iuka lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Crenshaw Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Iuka.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Crenshaw Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Colbert 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 Crenshaw Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #116844 (Crenshaw Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #116844 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: Colbert
- Est. Elev: 143 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Margerum
- Location given for Crenshaw Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8342554 Lon: -88.0769824
- 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 Colbert, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crenshaw 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. |