A visit to the Driskill 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 Driskill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Driskill Cemetery:
34.9876, -86.5678
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Driskill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Driskill Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Huntsville. Huntsville lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south of the Driskill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Driskill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Driskill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Driskill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cabaniss Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Cabaniss Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabaniss Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Hancock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hancock Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Cemetery
- Hancock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hancock Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- James Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The James Moore Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Moore Cemetery
- Kincaid Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Kincaid Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid Cemetery
- McDavid Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The McDavid Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid Cemetery
- McGehee Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The McGehee Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGehee Cemetery
- Edmund Townsend Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hazle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hazle Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazle Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Bevill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bevill Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bevill Cemetery
- Simms Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Simms Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Charity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Charity Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charity Cemetery
- Pruit - McCaa Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Townsend Coover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Lincoln Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pryor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pryor Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor Cemetery
- Travis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Travis Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Cemetery
- Beverly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Beverly Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly 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 Driskill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Driskill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hazel Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Key's Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Howell Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Howell Hill is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill
- Park City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Park City is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Park City Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
- Camargo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Hillsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hillsboro is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Corder Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Corder Crossroads is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Crossroads
- Elkwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Meridianville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- New Market
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Flintville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- Madison Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Moore's Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Molino
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Fayetteville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Toney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coldwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Harms
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harms is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harms
- Elk Mill Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Elk Mill Village is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mill Village
- Pearl City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Harvest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Normal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Country Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Country Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Cash Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
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 Driskill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Driskill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Driskill 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 Driskill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #117481 (Driskill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #117481 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: 258 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fisk
- Location given for Driskill Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9875871 Lon: -86.5677722
- 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- Driskill 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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