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Introduction

Below you will find our list of the communities that are in the vicinity of the Fords Cemetery.

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Since our focus is on geography, we don't have any burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Fords Cemetery.

List of Neighboring Communities ...

Below are the communities that are within 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> of the Fords Cemetery. We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance, with the closest first.

  • Goodsprings
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodsprings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Goodsprings is located in Walker County
  • Reeds Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
    • Reeds Ferry is located in Walker County
  • Barney
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
    • Barney is located in Walker County
  • Twilley Town
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twilley Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • Twilley Town is located in Walker County
  • Dovertown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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    • Dovertown is located in Walker County
  • Cordova
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • West Jefferson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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    • West Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
  • Quinton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Yerkwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
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    • Yerkwood is located in Walker County
  • Burnwell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnwell
    • Burnwell is located in Walker County
  • America
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
    • America is located in Walker County
  • Media
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
    • Media is located in Jefferson County
  • Oakahalla
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakahalla
    • Oakahalla is located in Walker County
  • Dora
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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    • Dora is located in Walker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,979 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dora <3>
  • Parrish
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
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    • Parrish is located in Walker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
  • Short Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
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    • Short Creek is located in Jefferson County
  • Sumiton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumiton
    • Sumiton is located in Walker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,330 people
    • Former names for Sumiton:
    • Commercial
    • Democrat
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumiton <3>
  • Toadvine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadvine
    • Toadvine is located in Jefferson County
  • Robbins Crossroads
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Crossroads
    • Robbins Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
  • Sylvan Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvan Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvan Springs
    • Sylvan Springs is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sylvan Springs <3>
  • Maytown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maytown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
    • Maytown is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
  • Alden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
    • Alden is located in Jefferson County
  • Graysville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graysville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
    • Graysville is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,066 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graysville <3>
  • Sayre
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sayre have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
    • Sayre is located in Jefferson County
  • Black Warrior Town ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Warrior Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Warrior Town
    • Black Warrior Town is located in Walker County
  • Sipsey
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipsey
    • Sipsey is located in Walker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
  • Oakman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
    • Oakman is located in Walker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
    • Former names for Oakman:
    • Day's Gap
    • Marietta
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakman <3>

The official website for Walker County: www.walkercounty.com/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Fords Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6612, Longitude: -87.1814       In this case, the coordinates for the Fords Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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