A visit to the Fields 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 Fields Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fields Cemetery:
31.3627, -88.0228
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fields Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fields Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Chatom. Chatom lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Fields Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Fields Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fields Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Williams Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Williams Family Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Williams Family Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Wagarville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2443090 <5>
- Sunflower Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Sunflower Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Mt. Shady Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Mt. Shady Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Shady Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Washington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- Cortelyou Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cortelyou Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortelyou Cemetery
- Lewis Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wagarville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Wagarville Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagarville Cemetery
- Clearwater Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Clearwater Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Cemetery
- Reeds Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Reeds Chapel Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Chapel Cemetery
- McIntosh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The McIntosh Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Magnolia Holiness Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Magnolia Holiness Church Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Holiness Church Cemetery
- The Magnolia Holiness Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Magnolia Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24170 <5>
- Vaughn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
- Hill Springs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Hill Springs Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Springs Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Stoker Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Stoker Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoker Cemetery
- Pine Level Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Level Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Leroy Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Leroy Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy Cemetery
- St. Union - Mt. Stoney Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fields Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fields Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sunflower
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sunflower is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Hawthorn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hawthorn is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn
- Wagarville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McIntosh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Prestwick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prestwick is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwick
- Bassetts Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bassetts Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassetts Creek
- Carson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Seaboard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Seaboard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
- Carlton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Leroy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Leroy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Hobson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hobson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
- Malcolm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Malcolm is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Rockville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rockville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Sims Chapel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sims Chapel is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
- Saint Stephen's
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Fairford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fairford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
- Jackson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tibbie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tibbie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbie
- Calvert
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Stave Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Stave Creek is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stave Creek
- Chatom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Fields Cemetery. The following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fields 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 Fields 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 Fields Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #157564 (Fields Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #157564 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: 16 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: McIntosh
- Location given for Fields Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.3626681 Lon: -88.0227796
- 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fields 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. |