A visit to the Eureka 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 Eureka Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Eureka Cemetery:
32.2388, -88.2825
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Eureka Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Eureka Cemetery is located in Choctaw County<2>.
The county seat for Choctaw County is located in Butler. Butler lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Eureka Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Eureka Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Eureka Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Eureka Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shearon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Shearon Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearon Cemetery
- Episcopal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Episcopal Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Episcopal Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Christopher Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Beulah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Pine Grove Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Concord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- The Concord Cemetery has also been known as:
- Concord Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2296460 <5>
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Resthaven Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Morning Star Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
- Cokes Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Cokes Chapel Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokes Chapel Cemetery
- Dulls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Dulls Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulls Cemetery
- Shamburger Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Shamburger Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburger Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Clarke County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Tims Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Tims Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tims Cemetery
- McLendon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The McLendon Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLendon Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Ward Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Ward Chapel Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward Chapel 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 Eureka Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Eureka Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cromwell
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cromwell is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Lisman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lisman is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Pushmataha
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pushmataha is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pushmataha
- Kinterbish
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kinterbish is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
- Jachin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jachin is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jachin
- Ward
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ward is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Pelham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pelham is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Butler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Derby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Derby is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Choctaw City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Choctaw City is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw City
- Intercourse
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Intercourse is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intercourse
- Whynot
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Whynot is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynot
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lavaca
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lavaca is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
- Pennington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pennington is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Red Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Red Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Cuba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cuba is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- Whitfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whitfield is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Tompkinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Bellamy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bellamy is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Increase
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Increase is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Increase
- Increase has also been known as:
- Causeyville
- Needham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Needham is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- York
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- York is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
- Former names for York:
- New York Station
- York Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <6>
- Smith
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smith is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
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 Eureka Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Choctaw County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Eureka Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Eureka Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Choctaw 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 Eureka Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1805466 (Eureka Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1805466 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: Choctaw
- Est. Elev: 60 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lisman
- Location given for Eureka Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.2387535 Lon: -88.2825267
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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 Choctaw, 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- Eureka 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. |