A visit to the Fruitdale 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 Fruitdale Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Fruitdale Cemetery:
31.3566, -88.4189
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Fruitdale Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Fruitdale Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Chatom. Chatom lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast of the Fruitdale Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Fruitdale Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Fruitdale Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Fruitdale Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- South Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Yellowpine Community Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Yellowpine Community Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowpine Community Cemetery
- The Yellowpine Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Yellow Pine Cemetery
- Yellow Pine Community Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27223 <5>
- Gilley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Gilley Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilley Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Johnson Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Creek Cemetery is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Creek Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Escatawpa Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Escatawpa Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Four Points Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Four Points Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points Cemetery
- State Line Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The State Line Cemetery is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Grimes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Grimes Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Epworth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Epworth Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epworth Cemetery
- Simpson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Avera Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Avera Cemetery is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera Cemetery
- Odom Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Odom Cemetery is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odom Cemetery
- Slay Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Slay Cemetery is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slay Cemetery
- Adamsville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Adamsville Cemetery is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsville Cemetery
- Platt Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Platt Cemetery is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platt Cemetery
- Red Bank Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Red Bank Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fruitdale Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Fruitdale Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fruitdale
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Fruitdale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- Yellow Pine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Yellow Pine is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
- Escatawpa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Escatawpa is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- State Line
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- State Line is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Vinegar Bend
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
- Clark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clark is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Tibbie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tibbie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbie
- Deer Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Deer Park is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Chatom
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Seaboard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Seaboard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
- Copeland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Copeland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Carson City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Carson City is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Barlow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Leakesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chicora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chicora is located in Wayne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
- Robinsons Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
- Hobson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hobson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
- Sims Chapel
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Sims Chapel is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
- Mehaffey ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mehaffey is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehaffey
- Avera
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Avera is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avera
- Hillman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hillman is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman
- Brown Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Brown Town is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Town
- Hawthorn
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hawthorn is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn
- Millry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Healing Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Healing Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Bothwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Bothwell is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bothwell
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 Fruitdale Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Fruitdale Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chatom
- Fruitdale
- Leakesville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Fruitdale Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Fruitdale Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #118738 (Fruitdale Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #118738 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 62 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fruitdale
- Location given for Fruitdale Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.3565604 Lon: -88.4189063
- 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 Washington, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fruitdale 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. |