A visit to the Gilfield 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 Gilfield Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gilfield Cemetery:
32.4426, -87.7753
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gilfield Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gilfield Cemetery is located in Marengo County<2>.
The county seat for Marengo County is located in Linden. Linden lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of the Gilfield Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gilfield Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Gilfield Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gilfield Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Luke Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Luke Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Luke Cemetery
- Memorial Garden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Memorial Garden Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Garden Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Garden Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Demopolis.
- The Memorial Garden Cemetery has also been known as:
- Demopolis Memorial Gardens
- Memorial Garden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Memorial Garden is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Garden
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- John the Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
- Evening Star Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Allenville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Allenville Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jerusalem Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Arcola
- New Green Oak Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Old Green Oak Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Millers Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jefferson Smalls Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Mathews Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Mathews Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mathews Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gilfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gilfield Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Aigleville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Aigleville is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aigleville
- Gallion
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gallion is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallion
- Demopolis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Providence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Providence is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Tombigbee ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tombigbee is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombigbee
- Prairieville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prairieville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Pin Hook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pin Hook is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
- Arcola
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Arcola is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Linden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Siddonsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Siddonsville is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsville
- Dayton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dayton is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Faunsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- McDowell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- McDowell is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
- Blue Lock ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Lock is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lock
- Griffins ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Griffins is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins
- Hugo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hugo is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Crenshaw ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crenshaw is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Cedarville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Cedahoma ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cedahoma is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedahoma
- Beckleys ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beckleys is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckleys
- Thomaston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thomaston is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Forkland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Forkland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Freetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Freetown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Uniontown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
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 Gilfield Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marengo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gilfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Demopolis
- Forkland
- Linden
- Thomaston
- Uniontown
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Gilfield Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Marengo 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 Gilfield Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1730248 (Gilfield Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1730248 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: Marengo
- Est. Elev: 94 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Old Spring Hill
- Location given for Gilfield Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.4426379 Lon: -87.7752888
- 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 Marengo, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gilfield 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. |