A visit to the Davis 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 Davis Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Davis Cemetery:
32.9568, -86.6264
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Davis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Davis Cemetery is located in Chilton County<2>.
The county seat for Chilton County is located in Clanton. Clanton lies just to the south of the Davis Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Davis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Davis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mineral Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Robinson Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Bethel Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Bethel Cemetery
- Lime Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Lime Springs Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Springs Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Archers Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Collins Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cane Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cane Creek Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rocky Mount Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount Cemetery
- New Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
- Hardiman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hardiman Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardiman Cemetery
- Pinedale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pinedale Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinedale Cemetery
- Mountain Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- McKee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McKee Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee Cemetery
- Cobb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cobb Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cemetery
- Rocky Mount Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rocky Mount Community Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount Community Cemetery
- The Rocky Mount Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25875 <5>
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Lomax Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lomax Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lomax Cemetery
- New Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony Cemetery
- Jacksons Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bell Lane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bell Lane Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Lane Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Davis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Davis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jumbo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Thorsby
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jemison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Clanton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Aucheucaula ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Aucheucaula is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheucaula
- Pine Grove Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
- Shelby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Merrell Beach
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Merrell Beach is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrell Beach
- Dollar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dollar is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
- Calera
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Verbena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Verbena is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Talladega Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Columbiana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Tucker
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tucker is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Montevallo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oakley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Oakley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Randolph
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Randolph is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Wilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wilton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Former names for Wilton:
- Birmingham Junction
- Bismarck
- Catoosa
- Woods
- Woodsborough
- Brierfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ashby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ashby is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Maplesville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Weogufka
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Weogufka is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
- Fayetteville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Fayetteville is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Lawley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Lawley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawley
- Adams
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Adams is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Mountain Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Marbury
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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 Davis Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chilton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Davis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Calera
- Clanton
- Columbiana
- Montevallo
- Shelby
- Thorsby
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 helpful 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 Davis Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Chilton 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 Davis Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #149485 (Davis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #149485 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: Chilton
- Est. Elev: 181 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jemison East
- Location given for Davis Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.9567895 Lon: -86.6263713
- 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 Chilton, 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- Davis 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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