A visit to the Greer 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 Greer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Greer Cemetery:
34.8448, -87.2395
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Greer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Greer Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County<2>.
The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Florence. Florence lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the west of the Greer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Greer Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Greer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Greer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Romine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Old Romine Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Romine Cemetery
- Romine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Romine Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romine Cemetery
- Bedingfield Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Bedingfield Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedingfield Cemetery
- Legg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Legg Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Temperance Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Higgens Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Higgens Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgens Cemetery
- McCartney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McCartney Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCartney Cemetery
- Ray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Oliver - Bedingfield Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Civitan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Civitan Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Civitan Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Warmack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Warmack Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warmack Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Rutherford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Rutherford Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford Cemetery
- Dement Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Townsend Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Townsend Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Cemetery
- Wallace Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wallace Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace Cemetery
- Barker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Barker Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Greer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Greer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Confluence
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Estep ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Rogersville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <6>
- Cedar Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Anderson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Lentzville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Cairo
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Dells Vista Shores
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Dells Vista Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells Vista Shores
- Corum ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Poplar Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Wheeler Dam Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Red Bank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ripley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Elgin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Belleview ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Belleview is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Bethel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Lester
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lester is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Lexington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Comer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- North Courtland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Courtland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Appleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Arkdell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
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 Greer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lauderdale County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Greer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Greer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lauderdale 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 Greer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #119392 (Greer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #119392 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: Lauderdale
- Est. Elev: 180 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cairo
- Location given for Greer Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8448087 Lon: -87.2394622
- 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 Lauderdale, 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 from Point A (ie- Greer 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. |