A visit to the Graves Gap 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 Gap Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Graves Gap Cemetery:
33.9287, -86.7492
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Graves Gap Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Graves Gap Cemetery is located in Blount County<2>.
The county seat for Blount County is located in Oneonta. Oneonta lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east of the Graves Gap Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Graves Gap Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Graves Gap Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Graves Gap Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Union Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Harrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Harrell Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Guinns Cove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Guinns Cove Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinns Cove Cemetery
- Tedder Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Tedder Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tedder Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Elvester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Elvester Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvester Cemetery
- Garden City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Garden City Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City Cemetery
- Curl Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Curl Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curl Cemetery
- Fairview West Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Damascus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Damascus Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Cemetery
- Enon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- Holston Chapel UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Holston Chapel UMC Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Chapel UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holston Chapel UMC Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of County Line.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2497997 <5>
- County Line Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Vandiver Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Vandiver Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandiver Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Vandiver Cemetery is located outside and to the east of County Line.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26864 <5>
- Lilly Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Lilly Chapel Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Chapel Cemetery
- Love Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pine Bluff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Pine Bluff Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Graves Gap Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Graves Gap Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hayden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Blount Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Blount Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount Springs
- Bangor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bangor is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Smoke Rise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smoke Rise is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
- Garden City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Garden City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Reid's
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reid's is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid's
- Adville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Adville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adville
- Locust Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Black Bottom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Black Bottom is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bottom
- Trafford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- County Line
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- County Line is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Dallas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dallas is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Nectar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nectar is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nectar
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Damascus
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Damascus is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Baltimore is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Selfville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Selfville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selfville
- Little Warrior
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Little Warrior is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Warrior
- Colony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Colony is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Estimated population in 2015: 273 people
- Warrior
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Deavers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Deavers is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deavers
- Gum Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Hanceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Masseyline
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Masseyline is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyline
- Compton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Compton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Red Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Kimberly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Remlap
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cleveland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dodge City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dodge City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- White City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- White City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
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 Gap Cemetery. The following communities are located in Blount County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Graves Gap Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 websites either 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 Gap Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Blount 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 Gap Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #119277 (Graves Gap Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #119277 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: Blount
- Est. Elev: 247 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Nectar
- Location given for Graves Gap Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.928711 Lon: -86.7491624
- 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 Blount, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Graves Gap 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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