A visit to the Furnace Hill 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 Furnace Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Furnace Hill Cemetery:
33.7473, -88.1453
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Furnace Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Furnace Hill Cemetery is located in Lamar County<2>.
The county seat for Lamar County is located in Vernon. Vernon lies just to the east northeast of the Furnace Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Furnace Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Furnace Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Furnace Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Nebo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Nebo Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo Cemetery
- Sailor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Sailor Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sailor Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sailor Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Vernon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25951 <5>
- Vernon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Vernon Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Cemetery
- Springfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Springfield Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Lamar Memory Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Lamar Memory Gardens is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar Memory Gardens
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Morton Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sanders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Pearson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pearson Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Lampkin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lampkin Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lampkin Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- South Carolina Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Wofford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wofford Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wofford Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Furnace Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Furnace Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Vernon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hightogy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
- Bedford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Sulligent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Gattman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gattman is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Caledonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fernbank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Millport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kennedy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Belk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Belk is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Kirkland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kirkland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bluff is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Beaverton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hamilton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kolola Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kolola Springs is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolola Springs
- Splunge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Splunge is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splunge
- Fayette
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Old Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Old Town is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Detroit
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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 Furnace Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lamar County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Furnace Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Guin
- Guin lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Furnace Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Guin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guin
- Kennedy
- Millport
- Sulligent
- Vernon
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Furnace Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lamar 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 Furnace Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #158446 (Furnace Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #158446 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: Lamar
- Est. Elev: 110 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Millport NW
- Location given for Furnace Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.7473325 Lon: -88.1453085
- 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 Lamar, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Furnace Hill 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. |