A visit to the Glenwood 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 Glenwood Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Glenwood Cemetery:
34.4348, -85.7319
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Glenwood Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Glenwood Cemetery is located in DeKalb County<2>.
The county seat for DeKalb County is located in Fort Payne. Fort Payne lies just to the northeast of the Glenwood Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Glenwood Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Glenwood Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Glenwood Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Green Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Green Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Hammack Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Hammack Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammack Cemetery
- Husky Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Husky Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Husky Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Lankford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Mountain View Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Herman Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Herman Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Sulphur Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Green Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Town Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Town Creek Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The King Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Broadway Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Killian Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Killian Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Cemetery
- Whitehall Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Whitehall Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall Cemetery
- The Whitehall Cemetery has also been known as:
- White Hall Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27051 <5>
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
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 Glenwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Glenwood Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Douglas
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Douglas is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Fort Payne
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pine Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pine Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Adamsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Adamsburg is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
- Bootsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bootsville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootsville
- Dog Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dog Town is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Chavies
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chavies is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Luna ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Luna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
- Sigsbee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sigsbee is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
- Lickskillet
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Rainsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Taft
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Blanche
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Alpine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alpine is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Cordell ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cordell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Shiloh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Guest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Guest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guest
- Clyde ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Clyde is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Sylvania
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
- Fyffe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Floy ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Floy is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floy
- Valley Head
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hammondville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hammondville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Powell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Powell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
- Luttrell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Luttrell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
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 Glenwood Cemetery. The following communities are located in DeKalb County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Glenwood Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fort Payne
- Fyffe
- Rainsville
- Valley Head
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 professional and volunteer 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 Glenwood 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 Glenwood Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #150259 (Glenwood Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #150259 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: 282 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fort Payne
- Location given for Glenwood Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4348105 Lon: -85.7319118
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Glenwood 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. |