A visit to the Franklin Memory Gardens ...
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 Franklin Memory Gardens ...
The Franklin Memory Gardens is located in Franklin County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Antioch Cemetery
- Devaney Cemetery
- Duncan Creek Cemetery
- Friendship MB Church Cemetery
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
- Hester Cemetery
- Hyde Cemetery
- The Hyde Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
- Jonesboro Cemetery
- Kirk Cemetery
- Kirkland Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Knights of Pythias Cemetery
- Luketown Cemetery
- Malone Cemetery
- The Malone Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Baptist Church Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
- Number 6 Cemetery
- The Number 6 Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number 6 Cemetery
- Old Town Cemetery
- Orman Cemetery
- The Orman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orman Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
- Sadler Cemetery
- Sargent Cemetery
- Sparks Cemetery
- Tharp Cemetery
- The Tharp Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tharp Cemetery
- Willis Cemetery
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- Wilson - Nooe 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]<2> of the Franklin Memory Gardens.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Avoca ‑ Historic
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Belgreen
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Churntown
- Concord
- Denton ‑ Historic
- Denton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Edmond
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Gatesville ‑ Historic
- Gatesville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Leighton
- Littleville
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Mehama ‑ Historic
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
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- Muscle Shoals
- Phil Campbell
- Red Rock
- Rockwood
- Russellville
- Sheffield
- Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
- South Florence
- Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spruce Pine
- Tuscumbia
- White House Springs
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 Franklin Memory Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Franklin Memory Gardens.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Leighton
- Muscle Shoals
- Phil Campbell
- Russellville
- Sheffield
- Tuscumbia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Franklin Memory Gardens:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Franklin Memory Gardens:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #118601 (Franklin Memory Gardens)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #118601 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 291 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Russellville
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Franklin Memory Gardens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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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