A visit to the Goodwater 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 Goodwater Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Goodwater Cemetery:
33.5065, -87.4428
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Goodwater Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Goodwater Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County<2>.
The county seat for Tuscaloosa County is located in Tuscaloosa. Tuscaloosa lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Goodwater Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Goodwater Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Goodwater Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Goodwater Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wiley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Wiley Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Cemetery
- Spencer Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Spencer Hill Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Hill Cemetery
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs Cemetery
- Whitson Place Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Whitson Place Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitson Place Cemetery
- Sandtown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sandtown Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown Cemetery
- Lower Sulpher Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Flatwoods Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Flatwoods Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods Cemetery
- The Flatwoods Cemetery has also been known as:
- Flatwoods Baptist Church Cemetery
- Flatwoods Community Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22809 <5>
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Utley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Utley Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utley Cemetery
- Oregonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Oregonia Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregonia Cemetery
- Piney Woods Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Piney Woods Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods Cemetery
- Flatwoods Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Flatwoods Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Stanley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Walton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Walton Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Cemetery
- Cripple Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Cripple Creek Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cripple Creek Cemetery
- Patton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Patton Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Cemetery
- Warrior Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Warrior Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Cemetery
- Earnest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Earnest Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Sterling Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Sterling Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Cemetery
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
- Piney Wood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Piney Wood Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Wood Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Goodwater Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Goodwater Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Samantha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Bull City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bull City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull City
- Alta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- New Lexington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Patton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Patton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Kellerman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kellerman is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerman
- Berry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Patton Junction ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Patton Junction is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
- Oakman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Oakman is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Former names for Oakman:
- Day's Gap
- Marietta
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakman <6>
- Corona
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Corona is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Lake Front Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Front Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Front Village
- Toadvine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Toadvine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadvine
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Goodsprings
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Goodsprings is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Coal Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Coal Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Ezra
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Ezra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezra
- Oak Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Bankston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Wood Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
- Holt
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Holt is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Peterson
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Peterson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Black Creek
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Black Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Parrish
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Parrish is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
- Brookwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Short Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Short Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- America
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- America is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
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 Goodwater Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tuscaloosa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Goodwater Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Berry
- Oakman
- Patton Junction - Historic
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Goodwater Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Tuscaloosa 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 Goodwater Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #148186 (Goodwater Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #148186 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: Tuscaloosa
- Est. Elev: 190 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wiley
- Location given for Goodwater Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.5065016 Lon: -87.4427806
- 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 Tuscaloosa, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Goodwater 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. |