A visit to the Flint River 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 Flint River Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Flint River Cemetery:
34.8773, -86.5189
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Flint River Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Flint River Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Huntsville. Huntsville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Flint River Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Flint River Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Flint River Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Flint River Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Echols Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Echols Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols Cemetery
- Sandidge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Sandidge Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidge Cemetery
- Scruggs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Scruggs Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs Cemetery
- McCrary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The McCrary Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrary Cemetery
- Bloucher Ford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Townsend Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Townsend Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Cemetery
- Cavett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Cavett Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavett Cemetery
- Bentley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bentley Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Hunt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Patton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Patton Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Petty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Petty Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty Cemetery
- Townsend Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Townsend Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Cemetery
- Donaldson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Donaldson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldson Cemetery
- St. Rebecca Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Rebecca Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Rebecca Cemetery
- Strawder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Strawder Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawder Cemetery
- Meridianville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bayless Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bayless Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayless Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Huntsville.
- The Pine Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pine Grove Cemetery of Eternal Rest
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25425 <5>
- Manning Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Manning Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning 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 Flint River Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Flint River Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Moore's Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Meridianville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Key's Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Hazel Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Country Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Country Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- New Market
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Normal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chase
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Chase is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Mercury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mercury is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
- Hillsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Ryland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Maysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Lincoln
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Brownsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jeff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Madison Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Monrovia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Rideout Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Greenwycke Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Howell Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Howell Hill is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill
- Toney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chelsea
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Flintville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- Elkwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Harvest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Flint River Cemetery. The following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Flint River Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Flint River Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 Flint River Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #146911 (Flint River Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #146911 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 241 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fisk
- Location given for Flint River Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8773113 Lon: -86.5188806
- 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 Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Flint River 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. |