A visit to the Goose Creek 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 Goose Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Goose Creek Cemetery:
32.1296, -87.5958
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Goose Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Goose Creek Cemetery is located in Wilcox County<2>.
The county seat for Wilcox County is located in Camden. Camden lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Goose Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Goose Creek 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 Goose Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Goose Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mormons Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Mormons Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormons Cemetery
- Dunaway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Dunaway Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunaway Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dunaway Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of Pine Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22572 <5>
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
- Pritchard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Pritchard Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchard Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Christian Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Goshen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- Canaan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Canaan Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Cemetery
- Living Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Living Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Living Cemetery
- Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- DeVan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The DeVan Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeVan Cemetery
- Thornhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Thornhill Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill Cemetery
- Mooring Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mooring Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooring Cemetery
- Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southwest of Thomaston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24708 <5>
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs Cemetery
- Shop Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Shop Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Cemetery
- Paradise Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Paradise Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
- Laurel Presbyterian Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hosea Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Hosea Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosea Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Collier Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Goose Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Goose Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lamison
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lamison is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamison
- Arlington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Arlington is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Magnolia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Magnolia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Anne Manie
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Anne Manie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anne Manie
- Flatwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Flatwood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
- Kimbrough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kimbrough is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrough
- Vineland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vineland is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Bethel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Catherine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Catherine is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
- Thomaston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Thomaston is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Ellison ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ellison is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
- Pine Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Consul
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Consul is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Consul
- Hugo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hugo is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Gastonburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gastonburg is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonburg
- Millers Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Millers Ferry is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
- Prairie Bluff ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Prairie Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Bluff
- Prairie Bluff has also been known as:
- Dale
- Daletown
- Crenshaw ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Crenshaw is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Dixon's Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
- Atkeison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Atkeison is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkeison
- Alberta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alberta is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Moss ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Moss is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Yellow Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Rehoboth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rehoboth is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Central Mills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Central Mills is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Mills
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 Goose Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wilcox County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Goose Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Goose Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Wilcox 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 Goose Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #119160 (Goose Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #119160 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: Wilcox
- Est. Elev: 70 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Flatwood
- Location given for Goose Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.1295903 Lon: -87.5958357
- 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 Wilcox, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Goose Creek 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. |