A visit to the Echo 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 Echo Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Echo Cemetery:
31.4779, -85.4697
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Echo Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Echo Cemetery is located in Dale County<2>.
The county seat for Dale County is located in Ozark. Ozark lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west of the Echo Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Echo Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Echo Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Echo Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Old Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Old Center Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Center Cemetery
- Christian Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old Wiggins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Old Wiggins Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Wiggins Cemetery
- Dykes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Dykes Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Cemetery
- Beersheba Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Beersheba Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Mt. Enon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Enon Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Enon Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Abbeville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Abbeville Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Kirklands Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Kirklands Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirklands Cemetery
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Skipperville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Johnstown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Johnstown Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown Cemetery
- Mims Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mims Family Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mims Family Cemetery
- Blackwoods Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Blackwoods Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwoods Cemetery
- Blackwoods Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Blackwoods Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwoods Cemetery
- Union Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Roeville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Roeville Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeville Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Echo Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Echo Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bertha
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bertha is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Mabson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mabson is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabson
- Ewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Skipperville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Skipperville is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
- Newville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Newville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Capps
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Capps is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps
- Clopton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clopton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Arguta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Arguta is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arguta
- Ozark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Newton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,451 people
- Pinckard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Midland City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Napier Field
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Napier Field is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier Field
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Headland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grimes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Grimes is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
- Oakey Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oakey Grove is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Grove
- Phillips Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Blue Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Blue Springs is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Graball
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Graball is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Former names for Graball:
- Hart's Crossroads
- Hudspeth's Crossroads
- Abbeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kinsey
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kinsey is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,293 people
- Tidwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tidwell is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Ariton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ariton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 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 Echo Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dale County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Echo Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abbeville
- Ariton
- Clio
- Clio lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Echo Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clio.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Headland
- Midland City
- Napier Field
- Newton
- Newville
- Ozark
- Pinckard
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 Echo Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Dale 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 Echo Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1730228 (Echo Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1730228 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: Dale
- Est. Elev: 130 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Echo
- Location given for Echo Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.4779466 Lon: -85.4696588
- 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 Dale, 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- Echo 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. |