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:
32.7196, -87.4653
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 Perry County<2>.
The county seat for Perry County is located in Marion. Marion lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast 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 28 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Griffin Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Griffin Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Harper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Harper Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Cemetery
- Fellowship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Herman Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Herman Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Agnew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Agnew Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agnew Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Agnew Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Greensboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2589550 <5>
- Curry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Curry Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Elvins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Elvins Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvins Cemetery
- New Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony Cemetery
- Redick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Redick Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redick Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Burton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Hill Place Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hill Place Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Place Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Walthill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Walthill Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walthill Cemetery
- DeYampert Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The DeYampert Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeYampert Cemetery
- Faith Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Faith Chapel Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Chapel Cemetery
- Burroughs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Burroughs Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burroughs Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Terrell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Terrell Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Cemetery
- Washington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- Turpin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Turpin Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turpin Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Griffin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Griffin Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Morgan Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan Springs is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Springs
- Brush Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brush Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Greensboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rosemary
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rosemary is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
- Newbern
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Newbern is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Marion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jericho
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jericho is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Cedarville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Sprott
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sprott is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
- Phipps ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Phipps is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Pondville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pondville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- Sawyerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Vilula
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vilula is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vilula
- Uniontown
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Prairieville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Prairieville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Faunsdale
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- The Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- The Village is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Ellawhite
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ellawhite is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellawhite
- Akron
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Arcola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Arcola is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Browns
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Browns is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns
- Suttle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Suttle is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suttle
- Powers
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Powers is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Perry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Griffin Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Greensboro
- Marion
- Moundville
- Uniontown
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 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 Perry 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 #119405 (Griffin Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #119405 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: Perry
- Est. Elev: 125 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Morgan Springs
- Location given for Griffin Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.7195743 Lon: -87.4652807
- 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 Perry, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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. |
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