A visit to the Greenhill 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 Greenhill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Greenhill Cemetery:
34.7098, -87.8748
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Greenhill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Greenhill Cemetery is located in Colbert County<2>.
The county seat for Colbert County is located in Tuscumbia. Tuscumbia lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of the Greenhill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Greenhill 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 Greenhill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Greenhill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Barton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Barton Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Cemetery
- Mountain Mills Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Zion MB Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rutland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Rutland Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland Cemetery
- Keeton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Keeton Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeton Cemetery
- Watkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- McCaig Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The McCaig Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCaig Cemetery
- New Newsom Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Old Newsom Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Basden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Basden Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basden Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- McCollough Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The McCollough Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCollough Cemetery
- Pride Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pride Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pride Cemetery
- Rowell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rowell Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowell Cemetery
- Perkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Cherokee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cherokee Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Cemetery
- New Bethel Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sherrod Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sherrod Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrod Cemetery
- Key Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Key Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Cemetery
- Cunningham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Greenhill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Greenhill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Red Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Red Rock is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Gatesville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gatesville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Cherokee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Green Tree ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
- Denton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Denton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Tuscumbia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ingleton ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ingleton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Sheffield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cypress Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- White House Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- White House Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Springs
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- South Florence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Canaan ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Canaan is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Florence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- McGee Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- McGee Town is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Town
- Bishop
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bishop is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Littleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Muscle Shoals
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Caryton ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Caryton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryton
- Good Springs ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Good Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Pleasant Site
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Site is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site
- Belgreen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Belgreen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
- Spring Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Wilson Dam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
- Mars Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Oldham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Oldham is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
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 Greenhill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Colbert County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Greenhill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cherokee
- Florence
- Muscle Shoals
- Sheffield
- Tuscumbia
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 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 Greenhill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Colbert 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 Greenhill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #112853 (Greenhill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #112853 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: Colbert
- Est. Elev: 148 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pride
- Location given for Greenhill Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7098128 Lon: -87.8747566
- 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 Colbert, 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 from Point A (ie- Greenhill 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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