A visit to the Finnell 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 Finnell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Finnell Cemetery:
34.7156, -85.9164
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Finnell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Finnell Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Scottsboro. Scottsboro lies just to the west southwest of the Finnell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Finnell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Finnell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Finnell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Phillips Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Phillips Cemetery is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Norwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Norwood Cemetery is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Cemetery
- Hansbrough Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hansbrough Cemetery is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansbrough Cemetery
- Bellefonte Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Bellefonte Cemetery is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Baker Cemetery is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Old Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Baptist Cemetery is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Baptist Cemetery
- The Old Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mud Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #232840 <5>
- Pinehaven Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Baker Cemetery is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Gant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gant Cemetery is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gant Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Price Cemetery is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Pauper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Pauper Cemetery is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauper Cemetery
- Hudgins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hudgins Cemetery is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudgins Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Friendship Cemetery is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Coffey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lovelady Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lovelady Cemetery is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelady Cemetery
- Hurt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hurt Cemetery is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Henry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Henry Cemetery is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Sarratt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sarratt Cemetery is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarratt Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bryant Cemetery is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant 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 Finnell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Finnell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bellefonte ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bellefonte was located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Hollywood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gray ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Gray was located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Pisgah
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fackler
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fackler is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fackler
- Fairfield ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield was located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Blackankle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Blackankle is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackankle
- Scottsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ferncliff was located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Dutton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dutton is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Central
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Central is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Kyles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kyles is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Berrys ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Berrys was located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Tupelo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tupelo is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
- Section
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Henagar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mud Creek ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mud Creek was located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
- Maynard Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maynard Cove is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard Cove
- Stevenson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rash
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rash is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rash
- Larkinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Larkinsville is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Rock City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rock City is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Powell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Powell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
- Sylvania
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
- New Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Haynes Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Haynes Crossing is also located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossing
- Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 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 Finnell Cemetery. The following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Finnell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellefonte - Historic
- Scottsboro
- Stevenson
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 either 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 Finnell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Finnell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #118294 (Finnell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #118294 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 189 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hollywood
- Location given for Finnell Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7156388 Lon: -85.9163659
- 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 Jackson, 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- Finnell 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. |