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 ...
The Gilfield Cemetery is located in Marengo County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Allenville Cemetery
- The Allenville Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville Cemetery
- Evening Star Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Jefferson Smalls Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
- 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
- John the Baptist Cemetery
- Memorial Cemetery
- Memorial Garden Cemetery
- The Memorial Garden Cemetery is located in Marengo County
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- 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
- The Memorial Garden is located in Marengo County
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- Millers Chapel Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Hale County
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- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Marengo County
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- Continue List (9 more) ...
- New Green Oak Cemetery
- Old Green Oak Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Marengo County
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- Providence Cemetery
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Marengo County
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- Riverside Cemetery
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Marengo County
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- St. Andrews Cemetery
- The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Hale County
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- St. Luke Cemetery
- The St. Luke Cemetery is located in Marengo County
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- St. Mathews Cemetery
- The St. Mathews Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mathews Cemetery
- Tabernacle Cemetery
- The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle 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 alphabetically:
- Aigleville ‑ Historic
- Aigleville is located in Marengo County
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- Arcola
- Arcola is located in Hale County
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- Beckleys ‑ Historic
- Beckleys is located in Marengo County
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- Blue Lock ‑ Historic
- Blue Lock is located in Marengo County
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- Cedahoma ‑ Historic
- Cedahoma is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedahoma
- Cedarville
- Cedarville is located in Hale County
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- Crenshaw ‑ Historic
- Crenshaw is located in Marengo County
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- Dayton
- Dayton is located in Marengo County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Demopolis
- Faunsdale
- Forkland
- Forkland is located in Greene County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Freetown
- Freetown is located in Perry County
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- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Gallion
- Gallion is located in Hale County
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- Griffins ‑ Historic
- Griffins is located in Marengo County
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- Hugo
- Hugo is located in Marengo County
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- Linden
- McDowell
- McDowell is located in Sumter County
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- Pin Hook
- Pin Hook is located in Marengo County
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- Prairieville
- Prairieville is located in Hale County
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- Providence
- Providence is located in Marengo County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Siddonsville
- Siddonsville is located in Marengo County
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- Thomaston
- Thomaston is located in Marengo County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Tombigbee ‑ Historic
- Tombigbee is located in Marengo County
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- Uniontown
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 like to 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
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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- Gilfield Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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