A visit to the Grimes 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 Grimes Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Grimes Chapel Cemetery:
33.0815, -86.2883
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Grimes Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Grimes Chapel Cemetery is located in Coosa County<2>.
The county seat for Coosa County is located in Rockford. Rockford lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Grimes Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Grimes Chapel 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 Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Grimes Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stewartville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Bethany Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bethany Methodist Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Methodist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethany Methodist Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Stewartville.
- The Bethany Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Bethany Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2478339 <5>
- Stewarts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Stewarts Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewarts Cemetery
- New Site Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The New Site Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Weogufka Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Weogufka Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka Cemetery
- Rising Star Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rising Star Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Star Cemetery
- Unity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- O J Mooney Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bell Rattle Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bell Rattle Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Rattle Cemetery
- Andrews Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Hollins Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Evergreen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Comers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Comers Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comers Cemetery
- Jennings Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Jennings Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Grimes Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Grimes Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Stewartville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stewartville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
- Weogufka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Weogufka is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
- Gantts Quarry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gantts Quarry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantts Quarry
- Sylacauga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mignon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mignon is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mignon
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
- Mount Olive
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Hollins
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hollins is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Fayetteville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fayetteville is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Comerdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Comerdale is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comerdale
- Oldfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oldfield is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Talladega Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Zubers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Zubers is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zubers
- Bon Air
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bon Air is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Sycamore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sycamore is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Aucheucaula ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Aucheucaula is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheucaula
- Rockford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Goodwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Merrell Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Merrell Beach is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrell Beach
- Pine Grove Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
- Childersburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Coosa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Grimes Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Childersburg
- Goodwater
- Mignon
- Mignon lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Grimes Chapel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mignon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mignon
- Rockford
- Sylacauga
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 websites either 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 Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Coosa 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 Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #135684 (Grimes Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #135684 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: Coosa
- Est. Elev: 217 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Weogufka
- Location given for Grimes Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.0815074 Lon: -86.2883077
- 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 Coosa, 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- Grimes 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> | 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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