A visit to the Gilchrist 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 Gilchrist Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gilchrist Cemetery:
33.6346, -87.3550
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gilchrist Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gilchrist Cemetery is located in Walker County<2>.
The county seat for Walker County is located in Jasper. Jasper lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Gilchrist Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gilchrist Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Gilchrist Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gilchrist Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Woods Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Pleasant Field Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Field Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Field Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Pleasant Field Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Field Cemetery
- Rowe Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Rowe Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Flatwoods Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Flatwoods Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods Cemetery
- The Flatwoods Cemetery has also been known as:
- Flatwoods Baptist Church Cemetery
- Flatwoods Community Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22809 <5>
- Lower Sulpher Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Whitson Place Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Whitson Place Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitson Place Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- High Hill Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The High Hill Church Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill Church Cemetery
- The High Hill Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- High Hill Cemetery
- Oakman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Oakman Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman Cemetery
- Swindle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Swindle Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swindle Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Earnest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Earnest Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest Cemetery
- Flatwoods Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Flatwoods Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods Cemetery
- Busby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Busby Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Key Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Key Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Cemetery
- Patton Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Patton Hill Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Hill Cemetery
- Infant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Infant Hill Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Infant Hill Cemetery
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Goodsprings Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Goodsprings Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Goodsprings Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gilchrist Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gilchrist Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oakman
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oakman is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Former names for Oakman:
- Day's Gap
- Marietta
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakman <6>
- Patton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Patton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Goodsprings
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Goodsprings is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Patton Junction ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Patton Junction is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
- Coal Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Parrish
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Parrish is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
- Corona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Corona is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- America
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- America is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
- Alta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Barney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Barney is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Reeds Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- Dovertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dovertown is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovertown
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Cordova
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Townley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Townley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
- Toadvine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Toadvine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadvine
- Black Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Black Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Red Star
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Red Star is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Star
- Jasper
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Berry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Short Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Short Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Twilley Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Twilley Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilley Town
- Bull City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bull City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull City
- Oak Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- West Jefferson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- West Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Quinton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Yerkwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Yerkwood is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerkwood
- Wyatt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wyatt is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Burnwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Burnwell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnwell
- Oakahalla
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Oakahalla is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakahalla
- Dora
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gamble
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gamble is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble
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 Gilchrist Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Walker County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gilchrist Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Berry
- Cordova
- Jasper
- Oakman
- Patton Junction - Historic
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 Gilchrist Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Walker 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 Gilchrist Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #118947 (Gilchrist Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #118947 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: Walker
- Est. Elev: 124 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Parrish
- Location given for Gilchrist Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.6345547 Lon: -87.3550028
- 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 Walker, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gilchrist 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. |