A visit to the Finley Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Finley Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Finley Cemetery (FG ID #22792).
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 Finley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Finley Cemetery:
32.8815, -85.4467
The Finley Cemetery is located in Chambers County<2>.
The county seat for Chambers County is located in LaFayette. LaFayette lies just to the east northeast of the Finley Cemetery .
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Establishment of the Finley Cemetery ...
The Finley Cemetery was established in 1923.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Finley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Finley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- St. John UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Handy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Handy Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Lafayette Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lafayette Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Cemetery
- Old Rock Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Midway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stamps Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Stamps Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamps Cemetery
- Sandy Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sandy Ridge Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Sturkie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sturkie Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturkie Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Boyds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Boyds Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Cemetery
- Bell Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bell Chapel Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Chapel Cemetery
- Emory Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Emory Chapel Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Chapel Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Hill - Thompson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Blanton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Blanton Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton Cemetery
- Waites Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harmony Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- New Harmony Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony Cemetery
- Old Harmony Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Old Harmony Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Harmony Cemetery
- Holstum Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Holstum Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holstum Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Finley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Finley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- LaFayette
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blackman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Boyds
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Penton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dudleyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cusseta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Five Points
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Fredonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Milltown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Waverly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Huguley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Huguley is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguley
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Slaughters ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Camp Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stroud
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Frog Eye
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clackville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- The Bottle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Plant City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Plant City is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City
- Lanett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Red Level
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Abanda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gwen Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Opelika
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- West Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Doublehead
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Matilda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
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 Finley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chambers County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Finley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Camp Hill
- LaFayette
- Lanett
- Opelika
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 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 Finley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Chambers 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 Finley Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #22792
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #118285 (Finley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #118285 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: Chambers
- Est. Elev: 233 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lafayette
- Location given for Finley Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.8812377 Lon: -85.4463384
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Chambers, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Finley 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |