A visit to the Goshen 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 Goshen Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Goshen Cemetery:
33.9623, -85.6172
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Goshen Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Goshen Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.
The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Centre. Centre lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Goshen Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Goshen Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Goshen Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Goshen Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Highland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Farmer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Farmer Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Cemetery
- Memorial Garden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Memorial Garden is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Garden
- Ladiga Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Carmel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Shady Grove Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Shady Grove Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery
- The Shady Grove Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shady Grove Cemetery
- Shady Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2172457 <5>
- Hanks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hanks Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanks Cemetery
- Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Mountain Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Littlejohn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Littlejohn Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlejohn Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pleasant Gap Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pleasant Gap Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Gap Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Taylors Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Sardis Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Sardis Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Hill Cemetery
- Davis Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Chapel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Chapel Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Sheepskin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Sheepskin Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheepskin 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 Goshen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Goshen Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Goshen is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Piedmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Spring Garden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Dailey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dailey is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
- Collins ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Collins is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Coloma ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Coloma is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Nances Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Nances Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek
- Ricks ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ricks is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks
- Exie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Exie is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Ball Flat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ball Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Flat
- Grantley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Borden Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rock Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Run is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Adelia ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Adelia is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelia
- Merrellton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Merrellton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrellton
- Palestine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Banner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Banner is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Moshat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Germania Springs ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Germania Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania Springs
- Abernathy ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Abernathy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy
- Oak Level
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Tecumseh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Colvins Gap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
- Turkey Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
- Noah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Tucker Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Tucker Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Crossroads
- Ballplay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ballplay is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 Goshen Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Cherokee 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 Goshen Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #159686 (Goshen Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #159686 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: Cherokee
- Est. Elev: 209 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Piedmont
- Location given for Goshen Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.9623227 Lon: -85.6171838
- 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 Cherokee, 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' (or 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- Goshen 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. |