A visit to the Drake 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 Drake Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Drake Cemetery:
34.6834, -86.5533
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Drake Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Drake Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Huntsville. Huntsville lies just to the northwest of the Drake Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Drake Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Drake Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Drake Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bailey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Sivley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sivley Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivley Cemetery
- Donegan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Donegan Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donegan Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Maple Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Huntsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24196 <5>
- Merrimack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Merrimack Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimack Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- McDonnell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McDonnell Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonnell Cemetery
- Matkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Matkins Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matkins Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Lanier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lanier Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanier Cemetery
- Lyon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lyon Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The King Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Pickens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Pickens Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Cemetery
- Drake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Drake Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake Cemetery
- Moore - Holmes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Glenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- Landman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Landman Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landman Cemetery
- Jordan - Lanier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Richards Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Richards Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards Cemetery
- Burns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Burns Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Cemetery
- Hobbs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hobbs Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Cemetery
- Grayson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Grayson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson Cemetery
- Dunkin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Dunkin Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkin Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The King Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Rowe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Rowe Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Cemetery
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 Drake Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Drake Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Greenwycke Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Big Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Chelsea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- English Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Lincoln
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Huntsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chase
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chase is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Whitesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Berkley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Brownsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ryland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Country Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Country Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mercury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mercury is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
- Normal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Owens' Cross Roads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rideout Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Maysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Lacey's Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gurley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Moore's Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Monrovia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Meridianville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Madison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Triana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Paint Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
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 Drake Cemetery. The following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Drake Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Drake 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 Drake Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #117456 (Drake Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #117456 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: 195 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Huntsville
- Location given for Drake Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6834244 Lon: -86.5533245
- 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 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 from Point A (ie- Drake 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. |