A visit to the Dime 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 Dime Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dime Cemetery:
34.3195, -87.6347
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dime Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dime Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Russellville. Russellville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Dime Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dime Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Dime Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dime Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Arnold Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Posey Mill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Posey Mill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey Mill Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- Mars Hill Community Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Center Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Center Point Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point Cemetery
- The Center Point Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Joy Free Well Baptist Church Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Dooley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Dooley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooley Cemetery
- Phil Campbell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Phil Campbell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phil Campbell Cemetery
- Bear Creek #1 Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Bear Creek.
- Old Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Corinth Heights Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sunny Home Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sunny Home Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Home Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Sunny Home Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sunny Home Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2218971 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dime Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dime Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bear Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Phil Campbell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Littleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Littleville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Pebble
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
- Prebble ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Prebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prebble
- Churntown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Churntown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
- Haleyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Spruce Pine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
- Boar Tush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Boar Tush is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boar Tush
- Boar Tush has also been known as:
- Boar Tusk
- Boartush
- Boartusk
- Delmar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Delmar is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
- Hackleburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hackleburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Thornhill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Thornhill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Ashridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashridge is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashridge
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Mount Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Rockwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Glen Mary
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Glen Mary is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Mary
- Russellville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Natural Bridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hodges
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Dime Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dime Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Double Springs
- Haleyville
- Phil Campbell
- Russellville
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 Dime Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Dime Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1700510 (Dime Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1700510 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 290 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Phil Campbell
- Location given for Dime Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3195418 Lon: -87.6347487
- 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 Franklin, 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 from Point A (ie- Dime 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. |