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A visit to the Gordon Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Gordon Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gordon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gordon Cemetery

Lat:   31.1538°   (31° 9' 13")

Lon:   -85.1013°   (-85° 6' 4")

The Gordon Cemetery is located in Houston County<2>.

The county seat for Houston County is located in Dothan. Dothan lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Gordon Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Gordon Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gordon Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • St. Stephen Methodist Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Union Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Springs Cemetery is located in Houston County
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Houston County
  • Cedar Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Springs Cemetery
    • The Cedar Springs Cemetery is located in Early County (GA)
  • St. Stephens Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Stephens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Stephens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Stephens Cemetery is located in Houston County
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Houston County
  • Rocky Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rocky Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rocky Creek Cemetery is located in Houston County
  • Hunters Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunters Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hunters Cemetery is located in Houston County
  • Cedar Springs Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cedar Springs Cemetery is located in Houston County
  • Ashford City Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ashford City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ashford City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ashford City Cemetery is located in Houston County
  • Green Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Green Cemetery is located in Early County (GA)
  • Clayton Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clayton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clayton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clayton Cemetery is located in Houston County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Hodges Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hodges Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hodges Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hodges Cemetery is located in Early County (GA)
    • Bluff Springs Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bluff Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bluff Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bluff Springs Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Coonrod Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coonrod Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coonrod Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Coonrod Cemetery is located in Jackson County (FL)
    • Zion Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zion Cemetery is located in Early County (GA)
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Poplar Spring Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poplar Spring Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poplar Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Poplar Spring Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Crestlawn Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crestlawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crestlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crestlawn Cemetery is located in Houston County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Gordon Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gordon Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Gordon
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
    • Gordon is located in Houston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
  • Cedar Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jakin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jakin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jakin
    • Jakin is located in Early County (GA)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jakin <6>
  • Ashford
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford
    • Ashford is located in Houston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,202 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashford <6>
  • Sawhatchee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sawhatchee. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawhatchee
    • Sawhatchee is located in Early County (GA)
  • Columbia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Barber
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barber. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
    • Barber is located in Houston County
  • Avon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
    • Avon is located in Houston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
  • Williams
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
    • Williams is located in Houston County
  • Cowarts
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowarts have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowarts
    • Cowarts is located in Houston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,097 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowarts <6>
  • Cottonwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mayhaw
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mayhaw. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhaw
    • Mayhaw is located in Miller County (GA)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Webb
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb
      • Webb is located in Houston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,479 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webb <6>
    • Malone
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
      • Malone is located in Jackson County (FL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,082 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malone <6>
    • Steam Mill
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Steam Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steam Mill
      • Steam Mill is located in Seminole County (GA)
    • Centerville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
      • Centerville is located in Early County (GA)
    • Bascom
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bascom
      • Bascom is located in Jackson County (FL)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bascom <6>
    • Donalsonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Kinsey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinsey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
      • Kinsey is located in Houston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,293 people
    • Parish
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parish have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parish
      • Parish is located in Houston County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parish <6>
    • Keyton's
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keyton's. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyton's
      • Keyton's is located in Houston County
    • Haleburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haleburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleburg
      • Haleburg is located in Henry County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
    • Blakely
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blakely
      • Blakely is located in Early County (GA)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,491 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blakely <6>
    • Dothan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dothan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dothan
      • Dothan is located in Houston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,414 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dothan <6>

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 Gordon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Houston County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gordon Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Ashford
  • Blakely
  • Dothan
  • Headland
  • Parish
    • Parish lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Gordon Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Parish.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parish

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Gordon Cemetery:

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 Gordon Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #163806  (Gordon Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #163806 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Gordon
    • County: Houston         Elev: 58
    • Location given for GNIS #163806 (Gordon Cemetery)

The official website for Houston County: www.houstoncounty.org/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

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 Houston, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Gordon Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.1538, Longitude: -85.1013       In this case, the coordinates for the Gordon Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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