A visit to the Hale 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 Hale Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hale Cemetery:
34.8712, -87.4825
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hale Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hale Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County<2>.
The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Florence. Florence lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Hale Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hale Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Hale Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hale Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bailey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Harden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Harden Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harden Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Holden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Holden Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Old Tanyard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Old Tanyard Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tanyard Cemetery
- Crow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Crow Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Douglass Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Douglass Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Bluewater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bluewater Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewater Cemetery
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- Stutts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Stutts Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stutts Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- McGee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The McGee Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Cemetery
- Huff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
- Houston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Houston Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
- Barkley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Barkley Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Barkley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Elgin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21402 <5>
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Crow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Crow Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- Pettus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Pettus Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettus Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hale Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hale Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Killen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Atlas ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Atlas is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Belleview ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Belleview is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Elgin
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Comer
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Bailey Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
- Ford City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Arkdell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
- Arnot
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Arnot is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnot
- Bainbridge ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bainbridge is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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- Green Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Wheeler Dam Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Saint Florian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Nitrate City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- Corum ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Belew ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Wilson Dam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
- Red Bank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Lexington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rascal Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Cedar Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Pruitton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pruitton is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitton
- Jacksonburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Mars Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
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 Hale Cemetery. The following communities are located in Lauderdale County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hale Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Hale 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 Hale Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #119554 (Hale Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #119554 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: Wheeler Dam
- Location given for Hale Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8711966 Lon: -87.4825241
- 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 '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- Hale 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. |