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The location of the Graves Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<1>


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 Graves Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   34.6770°   (34° 40' 37")

Lon:   -87.2011°   (-87° 12' 3")

The Graves Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<2>.

The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Moulton. Moulton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Graves Cemetery .

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 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 Graves Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Alabama:
  • Pages specific to Lawrence County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Graves Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Graves Cemetery.

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

    • Hillsboro
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
      • Hillsboro is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 512 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <4>
    • North Courtland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Courtland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
      • North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
    • Courtland
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Mountain Home
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Home have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
      • Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
    • Chalybeate Springs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
      • Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
    • Ripley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
      • Ripley is located in Limestone County
    • Dells Vista Shores
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells Vista Shores
      • Dells Vista Shores is located in Lauderdale County
    • Trinity
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
      • Trinity is located in Morgan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trinity <4>
    • Poplar Creek
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
      • Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
    • Moulton Heights
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moulton Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
      • Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
    • Rogersville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
      • Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
      • Former name for Rogersville:
      • Rodgersville
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <4>
    • Red Bank
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
      • Red Bank is located in Lawrence County
    • Continue List   (14 more) ...
      • Town Creek
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
        • Town Creek is located in Lawrence County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Town Creek <4>
      • Orrville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orrville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
        • Orrville is located in Limestone County
      • Lentzville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lentzville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
        • Lentzville is located in Limestone County
      • Wheeler Dam Village
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wheeler Dam Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
        • Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County
      • Confluence
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Confluence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
        • Confluence is located in Lauderdale County
      • Estep ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Estep have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
        • Estep is located in Lauderdale County
      • Austinville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
        • Austinville is located in Morgan County
      • Decatur
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
        • Decatur is located in Morgan County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
        • Former names for Decatur:
        • Albany
        • New Decatur
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <4>
      • Harris Station
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
        • Harris Station is located in Limestone County
      • Tanner
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Cairo
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
        • Cairo is located in Limestone County
      • Hatton
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
        • Hatton is located in Lawrence County
      • Moulton
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Russell Village
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Russell Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
        • Russell Village is located in Morgan County

    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 Graves Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lawrence County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Graves Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Porter Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Porter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Porter Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porter Cemetery
    • Brides Hill Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brides Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brides Hill Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brides Hill Cemetery
    • Ennix Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ennix Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ennix Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ennix Cemetery
    • Bobo Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bobo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bobo Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bobo Cemetery
    • Clardy Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clardy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Clardy Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clardy Cemetery
    • Locklayer Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Locklayer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Locklayer Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Locklayer Cemetery
    • Cramer Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cramer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cramer Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cramer Cemetery
    • Pointer Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pointer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pointer Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pointer Cemetery
    • Hacklin Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hacklin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hacklin Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hacklin Cemetery
    • Cottingham Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottingham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cottingham Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottingham Cemetery
    • Reynolds Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reynolds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reynolds Cemetery
    • McBride Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McBride Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McBride Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McBride Cemetery
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Davis Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Davis Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
      • Davis Cemetery
        (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Davis Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
      • Newman Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Newman Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newman Cemetery
      • Jones Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Jones Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
      • Swoope Cemetery #1
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Swoope Cemetery #1. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • The Swoope Cemetery #1 is located in Lawrence County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Swoope Cemetery #1 is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Courtland.
        • Be careful, some people have confused the Swoope Cemetery #1 with the Graves Cemetery - and also the Swoope Cemetery #3 (located 3 miles to the south) and the Swoope Cemetery #4 (located 3 miles to the south).
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swoope Cemetery #1
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26564 <7>
      • Wheeler Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheeler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheeler Cemetery
      • Swoope Cemetery #3
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Swoope Cemetery #3. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • The Swoope Cemetery #3 is located in Lawrence County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Swoope Cemetery #3 is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Courtland.
        • Be careful, some people have confused the Swoope Cemetery #3 with the Graves Cemetery - and also the Swoope Cemetery #2 (located 3 miles to the northeast) and the Swoope Cemetery #4 (located 1,671 feet to the northeast).
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swoope Cemetery #3
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26563 <7>
      • Swoope Cemetery #4
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Swoope Cemetery #4. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • The Swoope Cemetery #4 is located in Lawrence County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Swoope Cemetery #4 is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the northwest of Courtland.
        • Be careful, some people have confused the Swoope Cemetery #4 with the Graves Cemetery - and also the Swoope Cemetery #2 (located 2 miles to the northeast) and the Swoope Cemetery #3 (located 1,671 feet to the southwest).
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Swoope Cemetery #4
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2437498 <7>
      • Rainwater Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rainwater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Rainwater Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rainwater Cemetery
      • Elliott Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elliott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Elliott Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elliott Cemetery
      • Flower Hill Cemetery
        (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flower Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Flower Hill Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flower Hill Cemetery

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

    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 Graves Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #119273  (Graves Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #119273 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: Hillsboro
      • County: Lawrence         Elev: 176
      • Location given for GNIS #119273 (Graves Cemetery)

    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 Lawrence, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Graves Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6770, Longitude: -87.2011       In this case, the coordinates for the Graves Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.




 

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