A visit to the Grimes 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 Grimes Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Grimes Cemetery:
33.8573, -85.5458
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Grimes Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Grimes Cemetery is located in Cleburne County<2>.
The county seat for Cleburne County is located in Heflin. Heflin lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south of the Grimes Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Grimes Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Grimes Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Grimes Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dunn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Stead Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Stead Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stead Cemetery
- Hanks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hanks Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanks Cemetery
- Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ladiga Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Memorial Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Memorial Garden is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Garden
- Borden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Borden Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Cemetery
- The Borden Cemetery has also been known as:
- Payne Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25305 <5>
- Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rabbittown Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Cherry Grove Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Grove Cemetery
- Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Carmel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Cemetery
- Nances Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Nances Creek Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek Cemetery
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- Mt. Perry Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Perry Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Perry Cemetery
- Farmer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Farmer Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Cemetery
- Goshen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- Goshen Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Goshen Valley Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Goshen Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Piedmont.
- The Goshen Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Goshen Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1413181 <5>
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Mars Hill Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Cemetery
- Roe Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Roe Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Arrington Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Arrington Chapel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Arrington Chapel Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of Piedmont.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21322 <5>
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] of the Grimes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Grimes Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Grantley
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Oak Level
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Abernathy ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Abernathy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy
- Dailey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dailey is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
- Borden Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Piedmont
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nances Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Nances Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek
- Palestine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Goshen is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Spring Garden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- White Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Edwardsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Edwardsville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 201 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fruithurst
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fruithurst is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruithurst
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Esom Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tecumseh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Collins ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Collins is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Merrellton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Merrellton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrellton
- Jacksonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Muscadine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Muscadine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muscadine
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenway is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Rock Run
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rock Run is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Germania Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Germania Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania Springs
- Exie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Exie is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Etna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Etna is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Adelia ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Adelia is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelia
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 Grimes Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cleburne County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Grimes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Edwardsville
- Fruithurst
- Jacksonville
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 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 Grimes Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Cleburne 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 Grimes Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #159697 (Grimes Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #159697 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: Cleburne
- Est. Elev: 268 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Piedmont SE
- Location given for Grimes Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.8573243 Lon: -85.5457922
- 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 Cleburne, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Grimes 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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