A visit to the Douglass - Pettus 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 Douglass - Pettus Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Douglass - Pettus Cemetery:
34.8015, -86.7300
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Douglass - Pettus Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Douglass - Pettus Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Huntsville. Huntsville lies just to the east southeast of the Douglass - Pettus Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Douglass - Pettus Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Douglass - Pettus Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Garner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Cemetery
- Hammond Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hammond Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Joyner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Joyner Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyner Cemetery
- Fowlkes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Fowlkes Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Morgan - Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fords Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Fords Chapel Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Chapel Cemetery
- Dedman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Dedman Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dedman Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Vasser - Pettus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Love - Wilburn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bouldin - Hammond Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Tuck Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Tuck Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuck Cemetery
- Hutchings Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hutchings Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchings Cemetery
- Lockhart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lockhart Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart Cemetery
- Clift Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Clift Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clift Cemetery
- Holder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Holder Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holder Cemetery
- Huntsville Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Scruggs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Scruggs Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Scruggs Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Huntsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26126 <5>
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Indian Creek Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek Cemetery
- Seay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Seay Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seay Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Seay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Seay Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seay Cemetery
- Conley Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Seay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Seay Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seay Cemetery
- Conley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Conley Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Wilburn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Wilburn Cemetery is located in Madison County
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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 Douglass - Pettus Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Douglass - Pettus Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Monrovia
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
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- Jeff
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Harvest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Capshaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Rideout Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Center Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Toney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Madison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Madison Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Huntsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fairmount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Garner ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Normal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Meridianville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chelsea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Chase
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chase is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Caro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Caro is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Country Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Mercury
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mercury is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
- Greenwycke Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Country Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Country Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Moore's Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Hazel Green
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Elkwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
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 Douglass - Pettus Cemetery. The following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Douglass - Pettus 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 Douglass - Pettus Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 Douglass - Pettus Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #146847 (Douglass-Pettus Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #146847 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 260 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jeff
- Location given for Douglass-Pettus Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8014786 Lon: -86.729998
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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 Madison, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Douglass - Pettus 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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