A visit to the Dooley 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 Dooley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dooley Cemetery:
34.3747, -87.6892
The Dooley Cemetery is located in Franklin County<1>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Russellville. Russellville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Dooley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dooley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Dooley Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dooley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Spruce Pine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Scharnagle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Scharnagle Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scharnagle Cemetery
- Phil Campbell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mars Hill Community Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Watson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Center Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Blue Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sibley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sibley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- J.R. Swinney Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dime Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Dime Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dime Cemetery
- Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rea Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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]<2> of the Dooley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dooley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Phil Campbell
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Churntown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spruce Pine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rockwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Russellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hackleburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Haleyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Littleville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pebble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Prebble ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Belgreen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hodges
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Boar Tush
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Mount Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Delmar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Thornhill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Ashridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Littleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Mehama ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Mary
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Concord
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
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 Dooley 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 Dooley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Haleyville
- Phil Campbell
- Russellville
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 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 Dooley 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 Dooley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #117376 (Dooley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #117376 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: 317 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Phil Campbell
- Location given for Dooley Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3748186 Lon: -87.6897512
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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- Dooley Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |