A visit to the Cross 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 Cross Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cross Cemetery:
34.5709, -86.4908
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cross Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cross Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Huntsville. Huntsville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Cross Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cross Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Cross Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cross Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Neal Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Neal Chapel Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Chapel Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Buford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Buford Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buford Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Logan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Logan Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Cemetery
- Bush Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vann Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Vann Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vann Cemetery
- Bloomfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bloomfield Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Moon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Moon Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Byrd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Grayson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Grayson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson Cemetery
- Hobbs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hobbs Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Cemetery
- Burns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Burns Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Cemetery
- Farley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Farley Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Walling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Walling Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walling Cemetery
- Davidson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Dunlap Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Dunlap Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap Cemetery
- Beard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
- Winton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Winton Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Glover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Glover Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Cemetery
- Brazelton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Brazelton Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazelton Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cross Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cross Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Owens' Cross Roads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- New Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Berkley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- English Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Lacey's Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Big Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Morgan City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Briscoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Greenwycke Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Chelsea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Union Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Paint Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Gurley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Valhermoso Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brownsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Apple Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Friendship
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Lincoln
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Grant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Woodville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ryland
(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 Cross Cemetery. The following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cross Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Cross Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 Cross Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #146831 (Cross Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #146831 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 197 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Hope
- Location given for Cross Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5709243 Lon: -86.4908219
- 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 Madison, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cross 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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