A visit to the German 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 German Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the German Cemetery:
34.9109, -86.8517
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the German Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The German Cemetery is located in Limestone County<2>.
The county seat for Limestone County is located in Athens. Athens lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the German Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the German Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the German Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from German Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Milhouse Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Milhouse Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milhouse Cemetery
- Hardin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hardin Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin Cemetery
- Hatchett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hatchett Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchett Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Cylone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cylone Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cylone Cemetery
- Sylone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Reunion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Reunion Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reunion Cemetery
- Slave Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Slave Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slave Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Concord Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Adams - Crutcher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Motes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Motes Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motes Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Hasting Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hasting Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasting Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Center Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Center Hill Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Crutcher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Crutcher Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crutcher Cemetery
- Tibbs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Tibbs Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbs Cemetery
- Golightly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Golightly Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golightly 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 German Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from German Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Caro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Caro is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Center Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Ardmore
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Harvest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Toney
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ardmore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pettusville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Elkmont Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Hay's Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Fairmount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Madison Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Cash Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Elkmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Elkwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Jeff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Dickson Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Athens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Elkton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Elkton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Country Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Capshaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Monrovia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Prospect
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garner ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Wheelerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
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 German Cemetery. The following communities are located in Limestone County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The German Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 German Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Limestone 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 German Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #118915 (German Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #118915 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: Limestone
- Est. Elev: 262 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ardmore
- Location given for German Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9109199 Lon: -86.8516695
- 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 Limestone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- German 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. |