A visit to the Duke 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 Duke Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Duke Cemetery:
32.9793, -86.4089
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Duke Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Duke Cemetery is located in Coosa County<2>.
The county seat for Coosa County is located in Rockford. Rockford lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Duke Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Duke Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Duke Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jennings Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Jennings Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Cemetery
- Unity Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- Marble Valley Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Quinsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Quinsey Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinsey Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Old Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ham Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ham Lewis Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ham Lewis Cemetery
- O J Mooney Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Weogufka Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Weogufka Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka Cemetery
- Stewarts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Stewarts Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewarts Cemetery
- Blue Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- McKee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The McKee Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKee Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Macedonia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Flint Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Flint Hill Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill Cemetery
- Bell Rattle Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Bell Rattle Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Rattle Cemetery
- New Site Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The New Site Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site Cemetery
- Talladega Springs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Old Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Grimes Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Duke Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Duke Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dollar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dollar is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
- Weogufka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Weogufka is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
- Aucheucaula ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Aucheucaula is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheucaula
- Talladega Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Pine Grove Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
- Merrell Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Merrell Beach is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrell Beach
- Jumbo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Stewartville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stewartville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
- Fayetteville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fayetteville is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Rockford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gantts Quarry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gantts Quarry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantts Quarry
- Shelby
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Clanton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pentonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pentonville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
- Hissop
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hissop is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop
- Oak Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
- Verbena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Verbena is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Mount Olive
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Sylacauga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mignon
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mignon is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mignon
- Hollins
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hollins is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Comerdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Comerdale is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comerdale
- Columbiana
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Thorsby
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Wilsonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mountain Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Lightwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lightwood is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
- Cottage Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Oldfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Oldfield is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Zubers
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Zubers is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zubers
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 Duke Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Coosa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Duke Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clanton
- Columbiana
- Mignon
- Rockford
- Shelby
- Sylacauga
- Thorsby
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 websites either 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 Duke Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Coosa 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 Duke Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #117642 (Duke Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #117642 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: Coosa
- Est. Elev: 194 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mitchell Dam NW
- Location given for Duke Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.9792884 Lon: -86.4088659
- 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 Coosa, 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 from Point A (ie- Duke 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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