A visit to the Griffin 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 Griffin Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Griffin Cemetery:
34.3101, -86.3880
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Griffin Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Griffin Cemetery is located in Marshall County<2>.
The county seat for Marshall County is located in Guntersville. Guntersville lies just to the east northeast of the Griffin Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Griffin Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Griffin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Griffin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ridgway Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Ridgway Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgway Cemetery
- Boyles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Boyles Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyles Cemetery
- Bodine Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Bodine Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodine Cemetery
- Clear Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Clear Springs Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Shoal Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Shoal Creek Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek Cemetery
- Brashier Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Red Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Warrenton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Warrenton Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton Cemetery
- Grassy Church of Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Grassy Church of Christ Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Church of Christ Cemetery
- The Grassy Church of Christ Cemetery has also been known as:
- Edgewood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2379290 <5>
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Brookwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Brookwood Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookwood Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Berry - Brookshire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Happy Home Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Home Cemetery
- Lowry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Lowry Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry Cemetery
- Sweet Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sweet Home Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home Cemetery
- New Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell MB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Mt. High Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. High Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. High Cemetery
- Crestview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Crestview Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestview Cemetery
- Guntersville City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Street Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Griffin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Griffin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Warrenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Askea Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Street ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Mill Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Scant City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scant City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scant City
- Grassy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Hyatt
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Gregory
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gregory is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Guntersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Guntersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
- Former names for Guntersville:
- Gunter's Ferry
- Gunter's Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <6>
- Friendship
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Wyeth City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wyeth City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth City
- Arab
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Rabbit Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Union Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rayburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rayburn is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Pine Lake Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
- Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- McLarty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Horton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- North ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Joppa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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 Griffin Cemetery. The following communities are located in Marshall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Griffin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Griffin Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Marshall 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 Griffin Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #119406 (Griffin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #119406 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: Marshall
- Est. Elev: 198 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Arab
- Location given for Griffin Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3100935 Lon: -86.3880403
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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 Marshall, 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- Griffin 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. |