A visit to the Gravel Hill 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 Gravel Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gravel Hill Cemetery:
31.8818, -87.2800
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gravel Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gravel Hill Cemetery is located in Wilcox County<2>.
The county seat for Wilcox County is located in Camden. Camden lies just to the north of the Gravel Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Gravel Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Gravel Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gravel Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Reaves Chapel Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Capell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dees Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Dees Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dees Cemetery
- Apple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Apple Grove Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove Cemetery
- McCaskill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The McCaskill Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaskill Cemetery
- Wheeler Quarter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
- McPherson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The McPherson Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson Cemetery
- McCarty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The McCarty Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarty Cemetery
- Basidonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Basidonia Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basidonia Cemetery
- Buena Vista Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Buena Vista Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista Cemetery
- Camden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- McIntosh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The McIntosh Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Cemetery
- Burford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Burford Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burford Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Flat Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Flat Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Flat Cemetery
- Hybart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hybart Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybart Cemetery
- Tait Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Tait Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tait Cemetery
- Tait Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Tait Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tait Cemetery
- Tinela Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Tinela Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinela Cemetery
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 Gravel Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gravel Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Vredenburgh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Vredenburgh is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vredenburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Buena Vista
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Nellie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Nellie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Hybart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hybart is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybart
- Estelle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Estelle is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Camden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Asahel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Asahel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asahel
- Rockwest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwest is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwest
- Lovan ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lovan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovan
- Natchez
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Natchez is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
- Coy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Coy is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Beatrice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Pineville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pineville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- McWilliams
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- McWilliams is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- Caledonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Caledonia is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Oak Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Boykin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Boykin is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Franklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Schuster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Schuster is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuster
- Yellow Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Lower Peach Tree
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peach Tree
- Tunnel Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tunnel Springs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Springs
- Former name for Tunnel Springs:
- Kempsville
- McBrydes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- McBrydes is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBrydes
- Ackerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ackerville is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerville
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 Gravel Hill Cemetery. The following communities are located in Wilcox County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gravel Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Camden
- Lower Peach Tree
- Pine Apple
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Gravel Hill 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 Gravel Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #119260 (Gravel Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #119260 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: 106 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Camden South
- Location given for Gravel Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.8818177 Lon: -87.2799888
- 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 '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- Gravel Hill 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. |