A visit to the Factory 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 Factory Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Factory Cemetery:
34.2820, -87.7211
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Factory Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Factory Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Hamilton. Hamilton lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Factory Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Factory Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Factory Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Factory Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mountain Home Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Bear Creek.
- Bear Creek #1 Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Fortner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fortner Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortner Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fortner Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Hackleburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22848 <5>
- Old Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Center Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Center Point Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point Cemetery
- The Center Point Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Joy Free Well Baptist Church Cemetery
- J.R. Swinney Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The J.R. Swinney Family Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for J.R. Swinney Family Cemetery
- The J.R. Swinney Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Swinney Family Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ireland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ireland Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- Mars Hill Community Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Phil Campbell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Phil Campbell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phil Campbell Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- The Shady Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shady Grove FWB Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2394766 <5>
- Cedar Tree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Old Ireland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Old Ireland Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ireland Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Corinth Heights Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dime Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dime Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dime Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Factory Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Factory Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bear Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Phil Campbell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Haleyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hackleburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hackleburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Spruce Pine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
- Boar Tush
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Boar Tush is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boar Tush
- Boar Tush has also been known as:
- Boar Tusk
- Boartush
- Boartusk
- Littleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Littleville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Churntown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Churntown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
- Thornhill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Thornhill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
- Pebble
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
- Delmar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Delmar is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
- Prebble ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Prebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prebble
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Rockwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rockwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Glen Mary
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Mary is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Mary
- Hodges
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Natural Bridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ashridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ashridge is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashridge
- Russellville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Belgreen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belgreen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
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 Factory Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Factory Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Haleyville
- Hamilton
- Phil Campbell
- Russellville
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 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 Factory Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Marion 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 Factory Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #137961 (Factory Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #137961 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 239 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Phil Campbell
- Location given for Factory Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.2820417 Lon: -87.7211396
- 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 Marion, 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- Factory 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. |