A visit to the Fort Mitchell National 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. Mitchell National Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery:
32.3514, -85.0218
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery is located in Russell County<2>.
The county seat for Russell County is located in Phenix City. Phenix City lies just to the north of the Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Abercombie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Abercombie Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abercombie Cemetery
- Oswichee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Oswichee Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswichee Cemetery
- Dudleyville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Dudleyville Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Community Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Edmonds Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Felix Edwards Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Phillips - Barnett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bass Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bass Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Cemetery
- Riverdale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Colored Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Colored Cemetery is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colored Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- East Porterdale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Porterdale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Porterdale Cemetery is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterdale Cemetery
- Girard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Girard Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girard Cemetery
- Boykin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Boykin Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin Cemetery
- Evergreen Memory Gardens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Newsome Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Newsome Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsome Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Seale UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Seale UMC Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale UMC Cemetery
- The Seale UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Seal UMC Cemetery
- Cotton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Cotton Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Cemetery
- Providence Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Providence Church Cemetery is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Providence Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Columbus (GA).
- The Providence Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Providence Baptist Church Cemetery
- Providence Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2200533 <5>
- Linwood Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Linwood Cemetery is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fort Mitchell
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Fort Benning
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oswichee
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oswichee is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswichee
- Fontaine Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fontaine Village is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontaine Village
- Baker Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baker Village is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Village
- Phenix City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Holy Trinity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Holy Trinity is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity
- Ladonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ladonia is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladonia
- Wynnton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wynnton is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnton
- Columbus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Seale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- City Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- City Village is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Village
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Loflin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Loflin is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loflin
- Bibb City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bibb City is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibb City
- Central Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Central Springs is located in Chattahoochee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Springs
- Crawford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crawford is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Pittsview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Smith's Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Smith's Station is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,804 people
- Halloca ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Halloca is located in Chattahoochee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halloca
- Cottonton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cottonton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonton
- Omaha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cusseta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Heineburg Village ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Heineburg Village is located in Chattahoochee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heineburg Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,893 people
- Hugley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hugley is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugley
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. Mitchell National Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Russell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbus
- Fort Benning
- Phenix City
- Seale
- Seale lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Seale.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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. Mitchell National Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Russell 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. Mitchell National Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2059215 (Fort Mitchell National Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2059215 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: Russell
- Est. Elev: 104 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fort Mitchell
- Location given for Fort Mitchell National Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.3459802 Lon: -85.0238206
- 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 Russell, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ft. Mitchell National 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. |