A visit to the Crossroads 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 Crossroads Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Crossroads Cemetery:
33.3754, -87.8556
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Crossroads Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Pickens County<2>.
The county seat for Pickens County is located in Carrollton. Carrollton lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Crossroads Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Crossroads Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Crossroads Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Crossroads Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hannah UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hannah UMC Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah UMC Cemetery
- The Hannah UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hannah Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23244 <5>
- Freeman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sand Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sand Springs Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs Cemetery
- New Doublebranches Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Hargrove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hargrove Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrove Cemetery
- Old Dunn Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dunns Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Dunns Creek Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns Creek Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Doublebranches Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- Gordo City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Gordo City Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordo City Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Linebarge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Linebarge Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linebarge Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilburn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilburn Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn Cemetery
- Winn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Winn Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn Cemetery
- Fellowship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Cemetery
- Greenhill Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greenhill Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Elmore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Elmore Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Dennis Springer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- McGee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The McGee Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Cemetery
- Moores Bridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Moores Bridge Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Bridge Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Crossroads Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Crossroads Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lubbub
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Gordo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Echola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Echola is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echola
- Bell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bell is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Elrod
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elrod is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
- Reform
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ashcraft Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Buhl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Buhl is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
- Stansel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stansel is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansel
- Coker
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Fire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
- Samantha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Carrollton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Carrollton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Kennedy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- McShan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- McShan is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
- Lake Front Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lake Front Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Front Village
- New Lexington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Northport
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Millport
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Belk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Belk is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Olney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Olney is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Benevola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Benevola is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevola
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 Crossroads Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pickens County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Crossroads Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carrollton
- Gordo
- Kennedy
- Millport
- Reform
- Tuscaloosa
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Crossroads Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Pickens 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 Crossroads Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #138736 (Crossroads Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #138736 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: Pickens
- Est. Elev: 141 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brownville
- Location given for Crossroads Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3753943 Lon: -87.8555724
- 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 Pickens, 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 from Point A (ie- Crossroads 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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