A visit to the Golightly 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 Golightly Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Golightly Cemetery:
34.9676, -86.7072
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Golightly Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Golightly Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Huntsville. Huntsville lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Golightly Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Golightly Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Golightly Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Chandler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Chandler Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Cemetery
- Moore Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Moore Chapel Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Chapel Cemetery
- Ready Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Ready Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ready Cemetery
- Walls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Walls Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walls Cemetery
- Bayless Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bayless Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayless Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Cole Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Sulser Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sulser Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulser Cemetery
- Carpenter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Tillery Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Tillery Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillery Cemetery
- Golightly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Golightly Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golightly Cemetery
- Minor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Minor Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Cemetery
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- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Newby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Newby Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newby Cemetery
- Madison Crossroads Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Kincaid Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Kincaid Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kincaid Cemetery
- Carpenter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Carpenter Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter Cemetery
- Cole - Holloway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Sharon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Neeley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Neeley Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neeley Cemetery
- Milam Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Milam Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milam Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Baggerly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Baggerly Cemetery is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baggerly 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 Golightly Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Golightly Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elkwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County
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- Madison Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Toney
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Caro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Caro is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Cash Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Ardmore
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Coldwater
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Coldwater is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Center Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Harvest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hazel Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Camargo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Camargo is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Ardmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Molino
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Molino is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molino
- Elkmont Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Jeff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
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- Key's Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Park City Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
- Meridianville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dellrose
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Park City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Park City is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Pearl City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pearl City is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Wheelerton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wheelerton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelerton
- Dickson Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Elkton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elkton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Golightly Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 Golightly Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #119098 (Golightly Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #119098 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 265 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Toney
- Location given for Golightly Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9675863 Lon: -86.7072205
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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 Madison, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Golightly 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. |
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