A visit to the Dry 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 Dry Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Dry Cemetery:
31.8927, -86.3975
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Dry Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Dry Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County<2>.
The county seat for Crenshaw County is located in Luverne. Luverne lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Dry Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Dry Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Dry Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Dry Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- The Spring Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Spring Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26405 <5>
- Mitchell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The King Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Cauthens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cauthens Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthens Cemetery
- Panola Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Panola Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Perdue Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Perdue Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Cemetery
- Oak Bowery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Oak Bowery Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bowery Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Andress Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Andress Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andress Cemetery
- Black Rock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Black Rock Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock Cemetery
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Rocky Mount Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount Cemetery
- Springhill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Springhill Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Sawyer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Sawyer Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Summer Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Summer Hill Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Damascus Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Damascus Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Cemetery
- Hudson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Dry Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Dry Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Honoraville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Honoraville is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honoraville
- Highland Home
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lapine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lapine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Sandy Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Vernledge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vernledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernledge
- Cherokee Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Petrey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Davenport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Davenport is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Rutledge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Fort Deposit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Kent is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Grady
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Greenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Luverne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wingard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Wingard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard
- Ramer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Vidette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Ansley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ansley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Ada
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ada is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Letohatchee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Letohatchee is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letohatchee
- Social Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
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 Dry Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Crenshaw County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Dry Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fort Deposit
- Greenville
- Luverne
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 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 Dry Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Crenshaw 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 Dry Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #117525 (Dry Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #117525 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: Crenshaw
- Est. Elev: 153 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Danielsville
- Location given for Dry Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.8926516 Lon: -86.3974679
- 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 Crenshaw, 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- Dry 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. |