A visit to the Davenport 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 Davenport Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Davenport Cemetery:
34.1901, -85.4600
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Davenport Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Davenport Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.
The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Centre. Centre lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west of the Davenport Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Davenport Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Davenport Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Davenport Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- State Line Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The State Line Cemetery is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line Cemetery
- Coosa River Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Coosa River Cemetery is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa River Cemetery
- Waterhouse Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Waterhouse Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterhouse Cemetery
- Howell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
- Ebenezer Alexis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Clemones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Clemones Cemetery is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemones Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Hardman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hardman Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman Cemetery
- Barnett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Barnett Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Cemetery
- Fife Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Fife Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- The Macedonia Cemetery has also been known as:
- Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #35117 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Indian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Indian Cemetery is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Lawrence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Howell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
- Nazareth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Nazareth Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Vann Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Vann Cemetery is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vann Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr 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 Davenport Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Davenport Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kirk's Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sterling is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Howells Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Howells Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells Crossroads
- Howells Crossroads has also been known as:
- Howells Cross Roads
- Lawrence
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Noah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Tucker Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Crossroads
- Gaylesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Cave Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coosa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Oreburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oreburg is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreburg
- Moshat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Exie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Exie is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Chattoogaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Coloma ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coloma is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Rock Run
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rock Run is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Ringgold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Centre
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Broomtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Turkey Town ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
- Tecumseh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Etna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Etna is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
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 Davenport Cemetery. The following communities are located in Cherokee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Davenport Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Davenport Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Cherokee 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 Davenport Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #136876 (Davenport Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #136876 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: Cherokee
- Est. Elev: 177 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Melson
- Location given for Davenport Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.1900949 Lon: -85.4599582
- 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 Cherokee, 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- Davenport 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. |