A visit to the Gilbreath 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 Gilbreath Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gilbreath Cemetery:
34.2709, -85.9419
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gilbreath Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gilbreath Cemetery is located in DeKalb County<2>.
The county seat for DeKalb County is located in Fort Payne. Fort Payne lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the northeast of the Gilbreath Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gilbreath Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Gilbreath Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gilbreath Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Freeman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Mathis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mathis Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathis Cemetery
- Nicholson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Nicholson Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Cemetery
- Copeland Bridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nicholson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Nicholson Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Cemetery
- De Kalb Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harbour Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Harbour Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Collinsville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Collinsville Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Collinsville Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Collinsville.
- Kerley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Kerley Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kerley Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Collinsville.
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Collins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Collins Cemetery is located in Collinsville.
- Anthony Collins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Chapel Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Smith Chapel Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Collinsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26349 <5>
- Wesson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Wesson Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson Cemetery
- Red Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
- Turnover Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Turnover Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnover Cemetery
- Lowrey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lowrey Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowrey Cemetery
- Belchers Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Belchers Chapel Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belchers Chapel Cemetery
- The Belchers Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Belcher Cemetery
- Belcher's Gap Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #767528 <5>
- Bristow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bristow Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow Cemetery
- Patrick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Patrick Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Cemetery
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gilbreath Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gilbreath Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cotnam
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Dawson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Crossville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rodentown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Collinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Geraldine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yancy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Yancy is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy
- Keener
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Keener is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Clyde ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clyde is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Floy ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Floy is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floy
- Lakeview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mount Vernon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Vernon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Rains ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Duck Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Chigger Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Whiton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Rogers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Whitesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whitesboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Sand Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Sardis City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sardis City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Wilsonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wilsonia is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonia
- Guest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Guest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guest
- Luttrell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Luttrell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Peters ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
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 Gilbreath Cemetery. The following communities are located in DeKalb County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gilbreath Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collinsville
- Crossville
- Geraldine
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 Gilbreath Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to DeKalb 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 Gilbreath Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #150253 (Gilbreath Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #150253 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: DeKalb
- Est. Elev: 233 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Crossville
- Location given for Gilbreath Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.2709262 Lon: -85.9419161
- 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 DeKalb, 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- Gilbreath 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. |
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