A visit to the Cunningham 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 Cunningham Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cunningham Cemetery:
34.7945, -87.8367
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cunningham Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County<2>.
The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Florence. Florence lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of the Cunningham Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cunningham Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Cunningham Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cunningham Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rowell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Rowell Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowell Cemetery
- Simpson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Noel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Noel Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Walston Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Walston Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walston Cemetery
- Perkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
- Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Peters Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cemetery
- Vaughn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
- Winbourn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Winbourn Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winbourn Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Sherrod Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sherrod Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrod Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Barton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Barton Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Cemetery
- Zion MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Key Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Key Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Peters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Peters Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cemetery
- Flint Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Flint Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Cemetery
- Pearson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Pearson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cunningham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cunningham Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Green Tree ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Gatesville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gatesville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Red Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Red Rock is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Cypress Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- McGee Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McGee Town is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Town
- Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Cherokee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tuscumbia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sheffield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Canaan ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Canaan is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- South Florence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Florence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mars Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Cloverdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Threet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Threet is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threet
- Ingleton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ingleton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
- Wilson Dam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
- White House Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- White House Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Springs
- Muscle Shoals
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jacksonburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Bainbridge ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bainbridge is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Saint Florian
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Crows Camp ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crows Camp is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
- Caryton ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Caryton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryton
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 Cunningham Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lauderdale County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cunningham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cherokee
- Florence
- Muscle Shoals
- Sheffield
- Tuscumbia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Cunningham Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lauderdale 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 Cunningham Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #116969 (Cunningham Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #116969 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: Lauderdale
- Est. Elev: 157 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sinking Creek
- Location given for Cunningham Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7945329 Lon: -87.8366992
- 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 Lauderdale, 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- Cunningham 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. |