A visit to the Edwards 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 Edwards Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Edwards Cemetery:
32.6157, -87.1897
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Edwards Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Edwards Cemetery is located in Perry County<2>.
The county seat for Perry County is located in Marion. Marion lies just to the west of the Edwards Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Edwards Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Edwards Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Waters Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Waters Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Cemetery
- Barron - Wells Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bethany Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Suttle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Suttle Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttle Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mars Hill Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Cemetery
- Heard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Heard Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Fuller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Fuller Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Osburn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Osburn Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osburn Cemetery
- Farrer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Farrer Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrer Cemetery
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- Swann Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Swann Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swann Cemetery
- Iveys Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Iveys Chapel Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iveys Chapel Cemetery
- Ivey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ivey Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivey Cemetery
- Daniel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Daniel Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Cemetery
- Scarborough Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Scarborough Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarborough Cemetery
- Pinecrest Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- St. Wilfrids Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The St. Wilfrids Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Wilfrids Cemetery
- Marion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Marion Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Cemetery
- Ocmulgee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Edwards Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Edwards Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sprott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sprott is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
- Suttle
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Suttle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttle
- Vilula
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Vilula is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilula
- Marion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Augustin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Augustin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augustin
- Marion Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Marion Junction is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Junction
- Harrell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Harrell is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell
- Valley Grande
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Grande is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grande
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,468 people
- Jericho
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jericho is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Massillon ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Massillon is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massillon
- Bethlehem
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Plantersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Plantersville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Riderville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Riderville is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderville
- Oakmulgee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakmulgee is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmulgee
- Morgan Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan Springs is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Springs
- Browns
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Browns is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns
- Sunset Mill Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sunset Mill Village is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Mill Village
- Selma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vine Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Vine Hill is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
- Fremont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Fremont is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Jones
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jones is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Stanton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Stanton is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Burnsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Burnsville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Brush Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brush Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Newbern
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Newbern is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 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 Edwards Cemetery. The following communities are located in Perry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Edwards Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Edwards Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Perry 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 Edwards Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #117878 (Edwards Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #117878 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: Perry
- Est. Elev: 84 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Suttle
- Location given for Edwards Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.6156873 Lon: -87.1897178
- 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 Perry, 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- Edwards 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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