A visit to the Gold Hill Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Gold Hill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Gold Hill Cemetery (FG ID #23042).
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 Gold Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gold Hill Cemetery:
32.7245, -85.5056
The Gold Hill Cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Opelika. Opelika lies just to the east southeast of the Gold Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gold Hill Cemetery.
Establishment of the Gold Hill Cemetery ...
The Gold Hill Cemetery was:
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Gold Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gold Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Maddox Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Peace & Goodwill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Smith - Willoughby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Waverly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Flat Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Bowery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spratling Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Spratling Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spratling Cemetery
- Mt. Traveler MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Daniel - Caldwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Ridge Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ridge Grove Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Farmville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Luke CME Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sturkie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sturkie Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturkie Cemetery
- Canaan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Canaan Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Cemetery
- Rowells Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Rowells Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowells Cemetery
- Westwood Drive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Caldwell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gold Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gold Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- The Bottle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Waverly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Waverly is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Gwen Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Auburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Opelika
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Boyds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Roxana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Loachapoka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgewood Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ridgewood Village is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
- Blackman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Camp Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Slaughters ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Chewacla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cusseta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- LaFayette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Agricola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Notasulga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beauregard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Beauregard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Dudleyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Church Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Dadeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Gold Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gold Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auburn
- Camp Hill
- Dadeville
- Erie - Historic
- LaFayette
- Notasulga
- Opelika
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 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 Gold Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lee 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 Gold Hill Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #23042
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #138179 (Gold Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #138179 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: Lee
- Est. Elev: 220 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Waverly
- Location given for Gold Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.7245752 Lon: -85.505506
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Lee, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Gold Hill 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |