A visit to the Finney 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 Finney Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Finney Cemetery:
33.0312, -85.3691
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Finney Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Finney Cemetery is located in Chambers County<2>.
The county seat for Chambers County is located in LaFayette. LaFayette lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Finney Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Finney Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Finney Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sanders Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Higgins Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sharps Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Sharps Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharps Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Primitive Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sky View Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Tatum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Tatum Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatum Cemetery
- Chappell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Chappell Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell Cemetery
- Hill - Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Swint - Hammack Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Milltown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Milltown Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown Cemetery
- Old Rock Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Sandy Ridge Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge Cemetery
- Emory Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Emory Chapel Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Chapel Cemetery
- Standing Rock Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Standing Rock Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Holstum Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Holstum Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holstum Cemetery
- Sharon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- Old Salem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Booger Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Booger Hill Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booger Hill Cemetery
- Cedarwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Cedarwood Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood 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 Finney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Finney Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Five Points
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Five Points is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Stroud
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stroud is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud
- Chapel Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Doublehead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Doublehead is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
- Penton
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Penton is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Fredonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fredonia is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Clackville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clackville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
- Milltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Milltown is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Standing Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Standing Rock is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- Red Level
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Red Level is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Roanoke
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Evansville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Evansville is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Evansville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Evansville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Peavy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Peavy is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
- LaFayette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- McCosh Mill ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- McCosh Mill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCosh Mill
- Abbottsford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Abbottsford is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsford
- Rock Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Mills is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- Abanda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Abanda is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanda
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Vernon is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Glenn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Lake Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- West Lake Village is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Village
- Forester Chapel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
- Wadley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Truett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Truett is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
- Frog Eye
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Frog Eye is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Eye
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 Finney 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 Finney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Finney 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 Finney Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #136044 (Finney Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #136044 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: 251 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Five Points
- Location given for Finney Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.0312339 Lon: -85.3691146
- 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 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Finney 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. |