A visit to the Daviston 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 Daviston Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Daviston Cemetery:
33.0523, -85.6463
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Daviston Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Daviston Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County<2>.
The county seat for Tallapoosa County is located in Dadeville. Dadeville lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Daviston Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Daviston Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Daviston Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Daviston Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Milam Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Milam Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milam Cemetery
- Darian Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Darian Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darian Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Bibby Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bibby Family Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibby Family Cemetery
- Mountain Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Old Vickers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Old Vickers Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Vickers Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Germany Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Sanders Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Sims Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Wadley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Wadley Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadley Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Hutchinson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hutchinson Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson Cemetery
- Buttston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Buttston Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttston Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Abanda Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Abanda Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanda Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Abanda Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Abanda.
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch 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 Daviston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Daviston Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Daviston
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Frog Eye
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Frog Eye is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Eye
- Emuckfaw
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
- Truett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Truett is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
- Motley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Motley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Matilda
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
- Wadley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Almond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Almond is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Abanda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Abanda is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanda
- New Site
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Goldville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Dudleyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Dudleyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Milltown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Milltown is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Forester Chapel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
- Penton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Penton is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Red Level
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Red Level is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Mellow Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Cowpens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cowpens is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
- Clackville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Clackville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
- Malone Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
- Peavy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Peavy is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
- Chapel Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Cragford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jacksons' Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Blackman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blackman is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Daviston Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Tallapoosa 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 Daviston Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #137397 (Daviston Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #137397 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: Tallapoosa
- Est. Elev: 234 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Daviston
- Location given for Daviston Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.0523436 Lon: -85.6463452
- 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 Tallapoosa, 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- Daviston 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |