A visit to the Driskell Family 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 Driskell Family Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Driskell Family Cemetery:
31.5185, -86.1550
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Driskell Family Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Driskell Family Cemetery is located in Coffee County<2>.
The county seat for Coffee County is located in Elba. Elba lies just to the southeast of the Driskell Family Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Driskell Family Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Driskell Family Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lowery Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Lowery Cemetery is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowery Cemetery
- Beaverdam Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Beaverdam Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam Cemetery
- Hudson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- Pine Level Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Level Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Prescott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Prescott Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott Cemetery
- Zoar Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Zoar Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Antioch Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Glenwood.
- Mitchell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Danley Cross Roads Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Brantley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Brantley Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantley Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Rocky Head Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Rocky Head Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Head Cemetery
- White Water Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The White Water Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Water Cemetery
- Wise Mill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Wise Mill Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Mill Cemetery
- Zions Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Zions Chapel Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zions Chapel 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 Driskell Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Driskell Family Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Zoar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Zoar is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Bullock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Pine Level
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Level is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Danleys Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Danleys Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleys Crossroads
- Peacock ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Brantley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Curtis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Elba
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jack
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jack is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Glenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Wilkinstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkinstown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinstown
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Henderson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Dozier
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
- Social Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Mixson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mixson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixson
- Goshen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Leon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Leon is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Luverne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hallsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Merrill Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Merrill Mill is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Mill
- Vidette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Antioch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- County Line
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- County Line is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Alberton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Alberton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
- New Brockton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
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 Driskell Family Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Coffee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Driskell Family Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Driskell Family Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Coffee 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 Driskell Family Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #137068 (Driskell Family Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #137068 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: Coffee
- Est. Elev: 137 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bullock
- Location given for Driskell Family Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.5184967 Lon: -86.1549513
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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 Coffee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Driskell Family 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |