A visit to the Fort Dale 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 Ft. Dale Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ft. Dale Cemetery:
31.8954, -86.6550
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ft. Dale Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ft. Dale Cemetery is located in Butler County<2>.
The county seat for Butler County is located in Greenville. Greenville lies just to the south southeast of the Ft. Dale Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ft. Dale Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Ft. Dale Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ft. Dale Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pine Top Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Pine Top Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top Cemetery
- Lloyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Lloyd Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lloyd Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Greenville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24060 <5>
- Old Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Old Shiloh Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shiloh Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Giddens Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hartley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hartley Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartley Cemetery
- Kilgore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- William Seale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- Antioch East Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Antioch East Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch East Cemetery
- Manningham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Manningham Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manningham Cemetery
- Pleasant Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Reddoch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Reddoch Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reddoch Cemetery
- Pioneer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pioneer Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Cemetery
- Moriah Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Springhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Springhill Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill Cemetery
- Bragg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bragg Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg Cemetery
- Crenshaw Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Crenshaws Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Crenshaws Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaws Cemetery
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Gravel Hill Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill Cemetery
- Sunrise Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Sunrise Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Myrtlewood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Myrtlewood Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Ft. Dale Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ft. Dale Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Greenville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fort Deposit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Home
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Shacklesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Shacklesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacklesville
- Bolling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bolling is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolling
- Bragg's
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bragg's is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg's
- Honoraville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Honoraville is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honoraville
- Sandy Ridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Chapman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Chapman is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Awin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Awin is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awin
- Gordonville
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Gordonville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Starlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Starlington is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlington
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Georgiana
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Davenport
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Davenport is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Mosses
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Mosses is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosses
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- Letohatchee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Letohatchee is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letohatchee
- Furman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Furman is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furman
- Pine Apple
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pine Apple is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Apple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Industry
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Industry is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Highland Home
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hayneville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Mixonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mixonville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixonville
- Cherokee Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Collirene
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Collirene is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collirene
- Snow Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
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 Ft. Dale Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Butler County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ft. Dale Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chapman
- Fort Deposit
- Georgiana
- Greenville
- Hayneville
- Pine Apple
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Ft. Dale Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Butler 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 Ft. Dale Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #135010 (Fort Dale Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #135010 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: Butler
- Est. Elev: 151 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fort Dale
- Location given for Fort Dale Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.8954286 Lon: -86.6549756
- 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 Butler, 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- Ft. Dale 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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