A visit to the Gresham 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 Gresham Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gresham Cemetery:
34.8487, -87.6625
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Gresham Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Gresham Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County<2>.
The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Florence. Florence lies just to the south southwest of the Gresham Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Gresham Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gresham Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Underwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
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- Greenview Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Coffee Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Coffee Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
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- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
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- Kachelman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Kachelman Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kachelman Cemetery
- Tri-Cities Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Huff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Chisholm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Chisholm Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm Cemetery
- George Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The George Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
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- Florence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Florence Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Cemetery
- Hawkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Jones Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Jones Hill Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Hill Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Murphy - Kemper - Cockburn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Huff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
- Tate - Russell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove 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 Gresham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gresham Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mars Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Saint Florian
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Jacksonburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Florence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wilson Dam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
- Cypress Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Canaan ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Canaan is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Bainbridge ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bainbridge is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- McGee Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McGee Town is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Town
- South Florence
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Bailey Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Sheffield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Muscle Shoals
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Killen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Zip City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Zip City is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zip City
- Arnot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arnot is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnot
- Green Tree ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Tuscumbia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nitrate City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- Ford City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Cloverdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Atlas ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Atlas is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Pruitton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pruitton is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitton
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 Gresham 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 Gresham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bailey Springs
- Florence
- Muscle Shoals
- Sheffield
- Tuscumbia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Gresham 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 Gresham Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #119397 (Gresham Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #119397 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: 158 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Florence
- Location given for Gresham Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8486978 Lon: -87.6625279
- 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Gresham 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. |