A visit to the Ford 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 Ford Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ford Cemetery:
34.8198, -86.5386
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ford Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ford Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Huntsville. Huntsville lies just to the south southwest of the Ford Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Ford Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ford Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Strong Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Strong Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong Cemetery
- Strong Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Strong Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong Cemetery
- Valhalla Memory Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Valhalla Memory Gardens is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valhalla Memory Gardens
- The Valhalla Memory Gardens has also been known as:
- Valhalla Cemetery
- Valhalla Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26854 <5>
- Tiller Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Tiller Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiller Cemetery
- Hewlett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hewlett Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Bentley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bentley Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley Cemetery
- Bayless Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bayless Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayless Cemetery
- Otey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Otey Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otey Cemetery
- Battle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Battle Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Cemetery
- Humphrey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Humphrey Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey Cemetery
- Normal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Normal Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Antioch Primitive Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Clopton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Patton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Patton Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- 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 northeast)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Scruggs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Scruggs Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs Cemetery
- Cavett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cavett Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavett Cemetery
- Strawder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- 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 northwest)
- Pope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pope Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Jude Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jude Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jude Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Scruggs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Scruggs Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs Cemetery
- Tally Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Tally Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tally Cemetery
- McCrary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The McCrary Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrary Cemetery
- Humphrey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Humphrey Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ford Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Normal
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Chase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chase is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Mercury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Mercury is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
- Country Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Country Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Moore's Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Meridianville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ryland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Huntsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hazel Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brownsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rideout Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Greenwycke Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- New Market
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Key's Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Chelsea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Jeff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Monrovia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Big Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Hillsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Madison Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Gurley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Toney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Harvest
(12 miles [19.3 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 Ford Cemetery. The following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ford 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 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 Ford 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 Ford Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #118476 (Ford Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #118476 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: 226 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Meridianville
- Location given for Ford Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8198121 Lon: -86.5386028
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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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ford 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. |
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