A visit to the Five Runs 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 Five Runs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Five Runs Cemetery:
31.2457, -86.4322
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Five Runs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Five Runs Cemetery is located in Covington County<2>.
The county seat for Covington County is located in Andalusia. Andalusia lies just to the northwest of the Five Runs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Five Runs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Five Runs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Five Runs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oakey Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Oakey Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Oakey Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oakey Ridge Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2277000 <5>
- Andalusia Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Andalusia Memorial Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andalusia Memorial Cemetery
- The Andalusia Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Andalusia Memorial Garden
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21244 <5>
- Judson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Judson Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judson Cemetery
- Johnson Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Southside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Southside Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside Cemetery
- Carolina Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Carolina Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Cemetery
- Sanford Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- Covington Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Adellum Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Adellum Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adellum Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Adellum Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Andalusia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2258757 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- River Falls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The River Falls Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- New Home Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The New Home Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home Cemetery
- North Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The North Creek Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Creek Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Antioch Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of Antioch
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2231111 <5>
- Shiloh Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Five Runs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Five Runs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Libertyville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Libertyville is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Sanford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Andalusia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Carolina
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Carolina is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Horn Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Horn Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Red Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Red Oak is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Babbie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Babbie is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Heath
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Heath is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Onycha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Onycha is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onycha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- River Falls
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- River Falls is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Opp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Opp is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opp <6>
- Antioch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Antioch is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Gantt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gantt is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Beulah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Beulah is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- County Line
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- County Line is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Kinston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Red Level
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Red Level is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 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 Five Runs Cemetery. The following communities are located in Covington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Five Runs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Andalusia
- Florala
- Opp
- Opp lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Five Runs Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Opp.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opp
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 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 Five Runs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Covington 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 Five Runs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #159604 (Five Runs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #159604 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: Covington
- Est. Elev: 82 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Libertyville
- Location given for Five Runs Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.2457276 Lon: -86.4321772
- 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 Covington, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Five Runs 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. |