A visit to the Douglas 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 Douglas Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Douglas Cemetery:
34.1723, -86.3264
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Douglas Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Douglas Cemetery is located in Marshall County<2>.
The county seat for Marshall County is located in Guntersville. Guntersville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north of the Douglas Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Douglas Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Douglas Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Douglas Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Concord Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- New Clear Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Clear Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Clear Creek Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Creek Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Nixons Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Nixons Chapel Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixons Chapel Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Holland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs Cemetery
- Highpoint MB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Highpoint MB Church Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint MB Church Cemetery
- The Highpoint MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- High Point Baptist Church Cemetery
- High Point Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23408 <5>
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nesmith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Nesmith Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nesmith Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gunter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Gunter Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunter Cemetery
- Walls Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Walls Chapel Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls Chapel Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The White Oak Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak 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 Douglas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Douglas Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Douglas
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Douglas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Horton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Highmound
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Hyatt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Whitesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Whitesville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- McLarty
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Snead
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Bright Star
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Craig
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Craig is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig
- Wynnville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wynnville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnville
- Walnut Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Street ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Susan Moore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Susan Moore is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susan Moore
- Population from the 2020 Census: 797 people
- Clarence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Clarence is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Aurora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Greer ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Rabbit Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Gregory
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gregory is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Brooksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brooksville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Fridays Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fridays Crossing is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fridays Crossing
- Altoona
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Albertville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
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 Douglas Cemetery. The following communities are located in Marshall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Douglas Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Douglas Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Marshall 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 Douglas Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #147471 (Douglas Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #147471 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: Marshall
- Est. Elev: 289 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Douglas
- Location given for Douglas Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.1723176 Lon: -86.3263705
- 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 Marshall, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Douglas 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. |