A visit to the Griffin Chapel 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 Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Griffin Chapel Cemetery:
31.7168, -87.9950
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Griffin Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Griffin Chapel Cemetery is located in Clarke County<2>.
The county seat for Clarke County is located in Grove Hill. Grove Hill lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east of the Griffin Chapel Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Griffin Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Griffin Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jordan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The James Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Overstreet Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Overstreet Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overstreet Cemetery
- Austin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- Kiels Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Kiels Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiels Cemetery
- Cobb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cobb Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cemetery
- Bell Brewer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bell Brewer Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Brewer Cemetery
- Thornton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Thornton Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Cemetery
- Ulcanush Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Ulcanush Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulcanush Cemetery
- Coffeeville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Coffeeville Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
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- Bumpers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bumpers Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpers Cemetery
- Clarkville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Clarkville Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkville Cemetery
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- New Prospect Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Huggins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Huggins Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huggins Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Blount Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Blount Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith 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 Griffin Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Griffin Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Salitpa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Salitpa is located in Clarke County
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- Winn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winn is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
- Zimco
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Zimco is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimco
- Coffeeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Toddtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Toddtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddtown
- Fakit Chipunta ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fakit Chipunta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fakit Chipunta
- Frankville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Frankville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- West Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- West Bend is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- Stave Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stave Creek is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stave Creek
- Bladon Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bladon Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladon Springs
- Bigbee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bigbee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee
- Saint Stephen's
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Grove Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Leroy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Leroy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Jackson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Womack Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Womack Hill is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Hill
- Fulton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Fulton is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Bassetts Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bassetts Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassetts Creek
- Carson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Carson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Walker Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Whatley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Whatley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley
- Dickinson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dickinson is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
- Glover
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glover is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Cullomburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cullomburg is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullomburg
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 Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clarke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Griffin Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bladon Springs
- Grove Hill
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Clarke 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 Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #163121 (Griffin Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #163121 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: Clarke
- Est. Elev: 53 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Winn
- Location given for Griffin Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.7168255 Lon: -87.9950054
- 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 Clarke, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Griffin Chapel 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. |