A visit to the Grissom 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 Grissom Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Grissom Cemetery:
34.9756, -87.4256
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Grissom Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Grissom Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County<2>.
The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Florence. Florence lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the southwest of the Grissom Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Grissom Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Grissom Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Grissom Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Leonard P. Green Jr. Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Leonard P. Green Jr. Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard P. Green Jr. Cemetery
- The Leonard P. Green Jr. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Green Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23106 <5>
- Richardson Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Allen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Pettus Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Pettus Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettus Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Stutts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Stutts Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stutts Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Peppertown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Peppertown Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppertown Cemetery
- McDougal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The McDougal Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDougal Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Crow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Crow Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Pettus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Pettus Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettus Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1866585 <5>
- St. Marys Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Barnett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Barnett Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Portertown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Portertown Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portertown Cemetery
- St. Truitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Truitt Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Truitt Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Grissom Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Grissom Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Arkdell
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
- Belew ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Rascal Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Comer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Lexington
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Saint Joseph
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Atlas ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Atlas is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Corum ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Loretto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Elgin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Arnot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Arnot is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnot
- Killen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Cedar Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Anderson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Busby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Iron City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Bailey Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
- Pruitton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pruitton is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitton
- Belleview ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Belleview is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Bethel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Appleton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Wheeler Dam Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Rogersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <6>
- Estep ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Westpoint
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westpoint is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westpoint
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 Grissom Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lauderdale County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Grissom Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bailey Springs
- Loretto
- Rogersville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Grissom Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lauderdale 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 Grissom Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #119430 (Grissom Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #119430 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: Lauderdale
- Est. Elev: 214 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Center Hill
- Location given for Grissom Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9756388 Lon: -87.4255774
- 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 Lauderdale, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grissom 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. |