A visit to the Gant 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 Gant Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gant Cemetery:
34.6720, -85.9608
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gant Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gant Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Scottsboro. Scottsboro lies just to the west of the Gant Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gant Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Gant Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gant Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hudgins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hudgins Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudgins Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Pinehaven Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Henry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- McAnelly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The McAnelly Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAnelly Cemetery
- Chisenhall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Chisenhall Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisenhall Cemetery
- Bellefonte Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bellefonte Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte Cemetery
- Burgess Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Burgess Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess Cemetery
- Tipton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Tipton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Chaney Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Finnell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Finnell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finnell Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Shipp Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shipp Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipp Cemetery
- Norwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Norwood Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood Cemetery
- Hansbrough Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hansbrough Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansbrough Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Sarratt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sarratt Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarratt Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Old Baptist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Old Baptist Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Baptist Cemetery
- The Old Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mud Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #232840 <5>
- Pauper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pauper Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauper Cemetery
- Chaney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Chaney Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaney Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View Cemetery
- The Pleasant View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant View MB Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2156085 <5>
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]<3> of the Gant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gant Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bellefonte ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bellefonte is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Gray ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Hollywood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Scottsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dutton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Section
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fairfield ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Fairfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Pisgah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Blackankle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blackankle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackankle
- Berrys ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Berrys is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Kyles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kyles is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fackler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fackler is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fackler
- Tupelo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tupelo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
- Rock City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Central
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Central is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Larkinsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Powell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Powell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
- Maynard Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maynard Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard Cove
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Langston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvania
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
- Henagar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mud Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mud Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
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 Gant Cemetery. The following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gant Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellefonte - Historic
- Scottsboro
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 helpful 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 Gant Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Gant Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #118810 (Gant Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #118810 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 223 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hollywood
- Location given for Gant Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6720286 Lon: -85.960811
- 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 Jackson, 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 from Point A (ie- Gant 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. |