A visit to the Golson 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 Golson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Golson Cemetery:
32.5340, -86.6369
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Golson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Golson Cemetery is located in Autauga County<2>.
The county seat for Autauga County is located in Prattville. Prattville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Golson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Golson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Golson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Deramus Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Deramus Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deramus Cemetery
- Wyatt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wyatt Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the north of Autaugaville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2204471 <5>
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Old Kingston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Kingston Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Kingston Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The King Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- DeJarnett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The DeJarnett Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnett Cemetery
- Booth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Booth Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Lucas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lucas Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Cemetery
- Big Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Big Springs Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Hinton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Hinton Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton Cemetery
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- Rocky Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Rocky Hill Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill Cemetery
- St. Joseph Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The St. Joseph Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Joseph Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Wilsons Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilsons Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Old Harmony Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Old Harmony Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Harmony Cemetery
- Stoudemire Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Indian Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Indian Hill Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hill Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland 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 Golson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Golson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gibbons ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gibbons is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons
- Independence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Independence is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Booth
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Booth is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Haynes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Haynes is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Autaugaville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Autaugaville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autaugaville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
- White City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Melmar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Melmar is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmar
- Billingsley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Level
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pine Level is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Prattville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Statesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Statesville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- White Hall
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- White Hall is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Deatsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Burnsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Burnsville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Burkville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burkville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkville
- Millbrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Robinson Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
- Marbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Jones
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jones is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Fremont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fremont is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Jones Bluff Dam
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Bluff Dam is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Bluff Dam
- Verbena
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Verbena is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Vine Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Vine Hill is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
- Lowndesboro
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Prattville Junction
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Prattville Junction is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville Junction
- Coosada
(17 miles [27.4 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 Golson Cemetery. The following communities are located in Autauga County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Golson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Golson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Autauga 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 Golson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #119099 (Golson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #119099 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: Autauga
- Est. Elev: 144 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vida
- Location given for Golson Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.5340226 Lon: -86.6369244
- 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 Autauga, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Golson 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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