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A visit to the Epworth 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 Epworth Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Epworth Cemetery:

31.2602, -88.4236

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Epworth Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Epworth Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.

The county seat for Washington County is located in Chatom. Chatom lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the northeast of the Epworth Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Epworth Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Epworth Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Epworth Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Macedonia Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
  • Williams Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Greene County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
  • Escatawpa Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Escatawpa Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa Cemetery
  • Burbank Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Burbank Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank Cemetery
  • Platt Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Platt Cemetery is located in Greene County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platt Cemetery
  • Weldy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Weldy Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldy Cemetery
  • Robertson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Robertson Cemetery is located in Greene County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robertson Cemetery
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
  • Deer Park Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Deer Park Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park Cemetery
  • Four Points Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Four Points Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points Cemetery
  • Fruitdale Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Fruitdale Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale Cemetery
  • Johnson Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Johnson Creek Cemetery is located in Greene County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Griffin Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Griffin Cemetery is located in Greene County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
    • Odom Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Odom Cemetery is located in Greene County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odom Cemetery
    • Adamsville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Adamsville Cemetery is located in Greene County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville Cemetery
    • East Salem Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The East Salem Cemetery is located in Greene County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Salem Cemetery
    • Rounsaville Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Rounsaville Cemetery is located in Greene County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rounsaville Cemetery
    • Turner Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Turner Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
    • South Oak Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Avera Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Avera Cemetery is located in Greene County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera Cemetery
    • Fellowship Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Greene County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Cemetery
    • Yellowpine Community Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Yellowpine Community Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowpine Community Cemetery
      • The Yellowpine Community Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Yellow Pine Cemetery
      • Yellow Pine Community Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27223 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Epworth Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Epworth Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Escatawpa
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Escatawpa is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
  • Vinegar Bend
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
  • Fruitdale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Fruitdale is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
  • Deer Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Deer Park is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Clark
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Clark is located in Greene County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
  • Leakesville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Yellow Pine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Yellow Pine is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
  • State Line
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • State Line is located in Greene County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
  • Tibbie
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Tibbie is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbie
  • Brown Town
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Brown Town is located in Greene County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
  • Seaboard
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Seaboard is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
  • Hillman
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillman is located in Greene County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Citronelle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Carson City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Carson City is located in Greene County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
    • Sims Chapel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Sims Chapel is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
    • Chatom
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Chatom is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatom
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatom <6>
    • Avera
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Avera is located in Greene County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
    • Bothwell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Bothwell is located in Greene County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bothwell
    • Hawthorn
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Hawthorn is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn
    • Copeland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Copeland is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland

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 Epworth Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Epworth Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Epworth Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Alabama:
  • Pages specific to Washington 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 Epworth Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #157560  (Epworth Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #157560 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: Washington
      • Est. Elev: 89 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Fruitdale
      • Location given for Epworth Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.2601761     Lon: -88.423627
      • 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 Washington, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Epworth 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.