A visit to the Graves 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 Graves Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Graves Cemetery:
32.3207, -86.5155
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Graves Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Graves Cemetery is located in Lowndes County<2>.
The county seat for Lowndes County is located in Hayneville. Hayneville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Graves Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Graves Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Graves Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Graves Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Young Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Haigler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Haigler Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haigler Cemetery
- Wooten Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wooten Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooten Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Cantelous Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cantelous Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantelous Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fair Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Powell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Meadow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Meadow Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Oakview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakview Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Stones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Stones Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Cemetery
- Rodgers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Poplar Springs Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alexander Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Fice Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fice Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fice Cemetery
- Julian - McQueen Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Julian - McQueen Family Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian - McQueen Family Cemetery
- The Julian - McQueen Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Julian - McQueen Cemetery
- Julian Town Cemetery
- McQueen Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2308754 <5>
- Beulah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Graves Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Graves Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Burkville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Burkville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkville
- Catoma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Catoma is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoma
- Stone's
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stone's is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone's
- Lowndesboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hope Hull
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- English Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Hayneville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Young Forte Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Young Forte Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Forte Village
- Gibbs Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gibbs Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Village
- Highland Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Highland Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Prattville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Melmar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Melmar is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmar
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Autaugaville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Autaugaville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autaugaville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
- White Hall
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- White Hall is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
- Booth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Booth is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Mosses
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mosses is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosses
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- Letohatchee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Letohatchee is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letohatchee
- Pintlala
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pintlala is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pintlala
- Former name for Pintlala:
- Colquitt
- Montgomery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Capitol Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Capitol Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Heights
- Prattville Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prattville Junction is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville Junction
- Gibbons ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gibbons is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons
- Boylston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Boylston is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
- Millbrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
- Jones Bluff Dam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jones Bluff Dam is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Bluff Dam
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 Lowndes County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Graves Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hayneville
- Millbrook
- Montgomery
- Prattville
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 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 Lowndes 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 Graves Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #119271 (Graves Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #119271 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: Lowndes
- Est. Elev: 74 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lowndesboro
- Location given for Graves Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.3206947 Lon: -86.5155302
- 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 Lowndes, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Graves 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. |
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