A visit to the Echols 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 Echols Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Echols Cemetery:
34.8948, -86.5267
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Echols Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Echols Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Huntsville. Huntsville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Echols Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Echols Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Echols Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sandidge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Sandidge Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Humphrey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Humphrey Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Hymen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hymen Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Flint River Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Flint River Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Bloucher Ford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Townsend Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Townsend Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Jeffries Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Jeffries Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffries Cemetery
- Donaldson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Donaldson Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Townsend Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Townsend Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Cavett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cavett Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavett Cemetery
- Scruggs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Scruggs Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- McCrary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McCrary Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrary Cemetery
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- Petty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Petty Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Manning Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Manning Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning Cemetery
- Edmund Townsend Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Welbourn - King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Plainview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Plainview Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- St. Rebecca Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The St. Rebecca Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Thomas Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Strawder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Strawder Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawder Cemetery
- Bentley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bentley Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Blankenship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Hunt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Patton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Patton Cemetery is located in Madison County
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- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Madison County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Echols Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Echols Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Key's Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County
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- Meridianville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Moore's Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Hazel Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- New Market
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hillsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Normal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chase
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chase is located in Madison County
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- Mercury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mercury is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
- Country Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Country Village is located in Madison County
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- Ryland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lincoln
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lincoln is located in Madison County
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- Maysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
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- Madison Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County
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- Jeff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
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- Huntsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brownsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Howell Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Howell Hill is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill
- Toney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Harvest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Monrovia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
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- Rideout Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Elkwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County
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- Park City Heights
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Park City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Park City is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Greenwycke Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Flintville
(13 miles [20.9 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
- Corder Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Corder Crossroads is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Crossroads
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 Echols Cemetery. The following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Echols 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 Echols 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 Echols Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #150054 (Echols Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #150054 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: 241 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fisk
- Location given for Echols Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.894811 Lon: -86.5266589
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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 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Echols 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. |