A visit to the Files 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 Files Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Files Cemetery:
33.7968, -87.5058
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Files Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Files Cemetery is located in Walker County<2>.
The county seat for Walker County is located in Jasper. Jasper lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east of the Files Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Files Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Files Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Files Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Whitley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Whitley Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitley Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Willis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- Palmers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Palmers Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmers Cemetery
- Johnston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Johnston Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Cemetery
- Fike & Inman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Fike & Inman Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fike & Inman Cemetery
- Guthrie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Guthrie Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie Cemetery
- Crossroads Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- Panter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Panter Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panter Cemetery
- Pendley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pendley Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendley Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1985239 <5>
- Manasco Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Manasco Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manasco Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Elm Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Elm Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Enis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Enis Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enis Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Pendley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Pendley Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendley Cemetery
- Kings Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Kings Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Cemetery
- Boshell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Boshell Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boshell Cemetery
- Kings Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Kings Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Files Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Files Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Townley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Townley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
- Carbon Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Corona
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Corona is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Coal Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Kansas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kansas is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Patton Junction ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Patton Junction is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
- Patton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Patton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Alta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Oakman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oakman is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Former names for Oakman:
- Day's Gap
- Marietta
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakman <6>
- Saragossa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saragossa is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saragossa
- Prospect
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Prospect is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Berry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Eldridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gamble
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gamble is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble
- Edgil
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edgil is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgil
- Bankston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Slicklizzard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Slicklizzard is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slicklizzard
- Parrish
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Parrish is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
- Jasper
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Nauvoo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bazemore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bazemore is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazemore
- Camak Mills ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Camak Mills is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camak Mills
- Farriss
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Farriss is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farriss
- America
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- America is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
- South Lowell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- South Lowell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lowell
- Glen Allen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 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 Files Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Walker County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Files Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Berry
- Berry lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Files Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Berry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Carbon Hill
- Jasper
- Oakman
- Patton Junction - Historic
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Files Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Walker 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 Files Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #118274 (Files Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #118274 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: Walker
- Est. Elev: 148 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Howard
- Location given for Files Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.7967764 Lon: -87.5058421
- 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 Walker, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Files 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. |