A visit to the Gordo City 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 Gordo City Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gordo City Cemetery:
33.3260, -87.9034
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gordo City Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gordo City Cemetery is located in Pickens County<2>.
The county seat for Pickens County is located in Carrollton. Carrollton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Gordo City Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gordo City Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Gordo City Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gordo City Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hargrove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hargrove Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrove Cemetery
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- Linebarge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Linebarge Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linebarge Cemetery
- Elmore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Elmore Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sand Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Sand Springs Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Greenhill Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenhill Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Arbor Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Center Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fellowship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Browns Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Thrasher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Thrasher Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrasher Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Crossroads Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Glen Echo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Glen Echo Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Echo Cemetery
- Salem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Salem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Cemetery
- Flatwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Flatwood Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood Cemetery
- Wilburn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wilburn Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Hannah UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hannah UMC Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah UMC Cemetery
- The Hannah UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hannah Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23244 <5>
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 Gordo City Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gordo City Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gordo
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bell is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Echola
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Echola is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echola
- Lubbub
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Reform
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Elrod
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elrod is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
- Stansel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stansel is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansel
- Buhl
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Buhl is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
- Carrollton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Carrollton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Coal Fire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
- Ashcraft Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Olney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Olney is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Coker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- McShan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- McShan is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
- Benevola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Benevola is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevola
- Kennedy
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Mantua
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mantua is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Samantha
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Archer
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Archer is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Beaver Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Town is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Town
- McMullen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- McMullen is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
- Aliceville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Front Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Lake Front Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Front Village
- Millport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Ethelsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ethelsville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
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 Gordo City Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pickens County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gordo City Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aliceville
- Carrollton
- Gordo
- Kennedy
- Millport
- Reform
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 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 Gordo City Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Pickens 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 Gordo City Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #138743 (Gordo City Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #138743 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: Pickens
- Est. Elev: 87 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gordo
- Location given for Gordo City Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.325951 Lon: -87.9033518
- 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 Pickens, 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- Gordo City 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. |