A visit to the DeVan 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 DeVan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the DeVan Cemetery:
32.0396, -87.6058
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the DeVan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The DeVan Cemetery is located in Wilcox County<2>.
The county seat for Wilcox County is located in Camden. Camden lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the east of the DeVan Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the DeVan Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the DeVan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from DeVan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Collier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
- Enon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Goshen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- Canaan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Canaan Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Cemetery
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
- Enon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- Arbor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Arbor Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Cemetery
- Tutt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Tutt Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutt Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Kelly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Mormons Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mormons Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormons Cemetery
- Christian Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Airmount Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Airmount Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airmount Cemetery
- Independence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Independence Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Cemetery
- Shields Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Shields Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Cemetery
- Thornhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Thornhill Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill Cemetery
- Pritchard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Pritchard Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchard Cemetery
- Dunaway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Dunaway Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunaway Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dunaway Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of Pine Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22572 <5>
- Goose Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Goose Creek Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Creek Cemetery
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 DeVan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from DeVan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Arlington
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Arlington is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Kimbrough
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kimbrough is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrough
- Anne Manie
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Anne Manie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anne Manie
- Pine Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Vineland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Vineland is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Lamison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lamison is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamison
- Ellison ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ellison is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
- Atkeison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Atkeison is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkeison
- Magnolia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Yellow Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Bethel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Flatwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flatwood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dixon's Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
- Thomasville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Catherine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Catherine is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
- Coy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coy is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Rockwest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rockwest is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwest
- Millers Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Millers Ferry is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
- Prairie Bluff ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Bluff
- Prairie Bluff has also been known as:
- Dale
- Daletown
- Moss ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moss is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Lower Peach Tree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peach Tree
- Glover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glover is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Gastonburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gastonburg is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonburg
- Consul
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Consul is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Consul
- Thomaston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Thomaston is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Sweet Water
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 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 DeVan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wilcox County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The DeVan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lower Peach Tree
- Thomaston
- Thomasville
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 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 DeVan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Wilcox 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 DeVan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #158813 (DeVan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #158813 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: Wilcox
- Est. Elev: 34 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kimbrough
- Location given for DeVan Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.0395929 Lon: -87.6058352
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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 Wilcox, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- DeVan 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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