A visit to the Dancy 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 Dancy Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dancy Cemetery:
33.0040, -88.2931
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dancy Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dancy Cemetery is located in Pickens County<2>.
The county seat for Pickens County is located in Carrollton. Carrollton lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Dancy Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dancy Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Dancy Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dancy Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Adams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Cluster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Cluster Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cluster Cemetery
- Hargrove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hargrove Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrove Cemetery
- Hebron Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cooksville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cooksville Cemetery is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville Cemetery
- Galilee Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Galilee Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galilee Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Galilee Baptist Church Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Panola.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2514361 <5>
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Zion Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Prairie Ridge Cemetery is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Ridge Cemetery
- Watts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Watts Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Jamestown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Jamestown Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- William Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The William Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William Cemetery
- Memphis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Memphis Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis Cemetery
- Binnsville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Binnsville Cemetery is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville Cemetery
- McCaa Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The McCaa Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaa Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Mobley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Mobley Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobley Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Trantham Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Trantham Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trantham 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 Dancy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dancy Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Panola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Panola is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Cooksville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cooksville is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
- Binnsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Binnsville is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville
- Geiger
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Geiger is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Memphis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Memphis is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Harlan ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harlan is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
- Aliceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Giles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Giles is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
- McMullen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- McMullen is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
- Garden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Garden is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
- West Greene
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- West Greene is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greene
- Gainesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gainesville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Beaver Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Beaver Town is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Town
- Wahalak
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wahalak is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahalak
- Ravine
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ravine is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Pickensville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pickensville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
- Scooba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lewiston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lewiston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Shuqualak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Shuqualak is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shuqualak
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Olney
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Olney is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Macon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Macon is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,384 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macon <6>
- Electric Mills
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Electric Mills is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
- Emelle
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Emelle is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bethel is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Clinton
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Clinton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
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 Dancy 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 Dancy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aliceville
- Gainesville
- Geiger
- Macon
- Pickensville
- Scooba
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 Dancy 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 Dancy Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #158603 (Dancy Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #158603 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: 58 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dancy
- Location given for Dancy Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.0040161 Lon: -88.2930887
- 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dancy 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. |