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:
31.7352, -85.9916
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 Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Troy. Troy lies just to the north northeast of the Davis Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 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.
- Simmons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Ballard Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rhodes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Hepzibah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hepzibah Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepzibah Cemetery
- Meadows Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Meadows Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Mossy Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mossy Grove Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Cemetery
- Hillard & Howard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- William Carter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sanford - Barron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Henderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Starling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Starling Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starling Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Old Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Spillars Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Spillars Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillars Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Hinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hinson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinson Cemetery
- Greene Hills Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Green Hills Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Green Hills Memorial Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Green Hills Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Troy.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23121 <5>
- Bethel AME Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Boutwell - Bundy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Paran Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Paran Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paran Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Murphree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Murphree Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree Cemetery
- Carroll Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Davis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Davis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mossy Grove Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mossy Grove Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Village
- Troy
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Henderson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
- Hallsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- McClure Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- McClure Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Town
- Goshen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wilkinstown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Wilkinstown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinstown
- Youngblood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Youngblood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Tarentum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tarentum is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
- Brundidge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pronto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pronto is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pronto
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Banks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Glenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jack
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jack is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Needmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Needmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Wingard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wingard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard
- Vidette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Social Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Frisco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Frisco is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Ansley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ansley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Meeksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Meeksville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeksville
- Roeton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Roeton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeton
- Java
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Java is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Buckhorn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Buckhorn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Petrey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
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. The following communities are located in Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Davis 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 professional and volunteer 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 Pike 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 #163518 (Davis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #163518 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 123 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brundidge NW
- Location given for Davis Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.7351581 Lon: -85.9916171
- 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 Pike, 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- 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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