A visit to the Grenade 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 Grenade Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Grenade Cemetery:
31.6440, -88.1517
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Grenade Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Grenade Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Chatom. Chatom lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Grenade Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Grenade Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Grenade Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Three Forks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Three Forks Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Blount Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Blount Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Wesley Chapel Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel Cemetery
- Midway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- McDowell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The McDowell Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Chalk Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Chalk Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Hill Cemetery
- Browns Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Browns Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Faith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Faith Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Bladon Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Overstreet Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Overstreet Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overstreet Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Floyd Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Thornton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Thornton Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Cemetery
- Coffeeville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Coffeeville Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville 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 Grenade Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Grenade Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Frankville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Frankville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Bigbee
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bigbee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee
- Bladon Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bladon Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladon Springs
- Salitpa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Salitpa is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salitpa
- Fakit Chipunta ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fakit Chipunta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fakit Chipunta
- Saint Stephen's
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coffeeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cullomburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cullomburg is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullomburg
- Millry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Healing Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Healing Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Barlow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Hobson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hobson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- West Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- West Bend is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- Chatom
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stave Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stave Creek is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stave Creek
- Winn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Winn is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
- Silas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bassetts Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bassetts Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassetts Creek
- Leroy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Leroy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Bolinger
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bolinger is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolinger
- Womack Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Womack Hill is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Hill
- Mehaffey ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mehaffey is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehaffey
- Wagarville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Copeland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Copeland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Toddtown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Toddtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddtown
- Zimco
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Zimco is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimco
- Souwilpa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Souwilpa is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souwilpa
- Aquilla
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Aquilla is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
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 Grenade Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Grenade Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Grenade Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Grenade Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #157569 (Grenade Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #157569 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 54 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bladon Springs
- Location given for Grenade Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.6440493 Lon: -88.1516757
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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 Washington, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Grenade 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |