A visit to the Dement 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 Dement Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dement Cemetery:
34.4987, -87.1917
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dement Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dement Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<2>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Moulton. Moulton lies just to the west of the Dement Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dement Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Dement Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dement Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sivley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Sivley Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivley Cemetery
- Red Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Moody Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Moody Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Paff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Paff Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paff Cemetery
- Morris Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Morris Chapel Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Chapel Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Milam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Milam Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milam Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Lindsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Cemetery
- Enon Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Enon Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Enon Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Enon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2284060 <5>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Keys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Keys Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Cemetery
- Stover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Stover Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stover Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Moulton Municipal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Aldridge Grove Church of Christ Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Alexander Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Speake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Speake Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speake Cemetery
- Kitchens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Kitchens Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchens Cemetery
- Stephenson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stephenson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Caddo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Caddo Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dement Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dement Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oakville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Chalybeate Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Moulton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mountain Home
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Wren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wren is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Danville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Muck City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Muck City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck City
- Austinville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Flint City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Russell Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Simpson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Moulton Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Decatur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <6>
- Courtland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hatton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Cedar Plains
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- North Courtland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Upshaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Hartselle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Burningtree Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Concord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Grayson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Grayson is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Harris Station
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Orrville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Mount Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
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 Dement Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lawrence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dement Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Courtland
- Decatur
- Hartselle
- Moulton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Dement Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lawrence 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 Dement Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #159495 (Dement Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #159495 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: Lawrence
- Est. Elev: 201 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oakville
- Location given for Dement Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4987056 Lon: -87.1916837
- 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 Lawrence, 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- Dement 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. |