A visit to the Downer 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 Downer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Downer Cemetery:
34.3604, -85.8539
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Downer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Downer Cemetery is located in DeKalb County<2>.
The county seat for DeKalb County is located in Fort Payne. Fort Payne lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Downer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Downer Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Downer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Downer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Warren Stewart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Wesson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wesson Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson Cemetery
- Red Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
- Killian Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Killian Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Cemetery
- Nicholson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Nicholson Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Cemetery
- Copeland Bridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Smith Chapel Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Smith Chapel Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Collinsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26349 <5>
- Anthony Collins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Corinth Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- Fyffe Cemetery
- Norris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Norris Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Freeman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Nicholson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Nicholson Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Cemetery
- Kerley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Kerley Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kerley Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Collinsville.
- Collins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Collins Cemetery is located in Collinsville.
- Plunket Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Plunket Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plunket Cemetery
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Smith Chapel Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Chapel Cemetery
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Herman Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Herman Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Downer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Downer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Clyde ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Clyde is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Guest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Guest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guest
- Floy ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Floy is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floy
- Dawson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Bootsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bootsville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootsville
- Collinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Fyffe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dog Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dog Town is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Luna ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Luna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
- Shiloh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shiloh is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Pine Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Luttrell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Luttrell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Lakeview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Cotnam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Sigsbee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sigsbee is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
- Douglas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Douglas is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Chavies
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chavies is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Gibson Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Crossroads
- Geraldine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Crossville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Lickskillet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Fort Payne
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rainsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hix ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hix is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Chigger Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
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 Downer Cemetery. The following communities are located in DeKalb County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Downer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collinsville
- Crossville
- Fort Payne
- Fyffe
- Geraldine
- Rainsville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Downer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to DeKalb 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 Downer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #150201 (Downer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #150201 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: DeKalb
- Est. Elev: 292 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Portersville
- Location given for Downer Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3603684 Lon: -85.8538593
- 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 DeKalb, 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- Downer 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. |