A visit to the Hamilton 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 Hamilton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hamilton Cemetery:
33.4668, -88.0181
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hamilton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Pickens County<2>.
The county seat for Pickens County is located in Carrollton. Carrollton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Hamilton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hamilton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Hamilton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hamilton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Unity Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Unity Grove Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Grove Cemetery
- Old Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Unity Grove Lower Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Unity Grove Upper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Phoenix Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Phoenix Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenix Cemetery
- Bethlehem Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Baird Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Baird Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird Cemetery
- Arbor Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Dorroh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Dorroh Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorroh Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Rocky Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Rocky Ridge Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Carden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Carden Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden Cemetery
- Coal Fire Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Coal Fire Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Marvin Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Marvin Hill Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Hill Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hamilton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hamilton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Coal Fire
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
- Reform
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ashcraft Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Millport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lubbub
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Kennedy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- McShan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- McShan is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
- Bell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bell is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Stansel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Stansel is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansel
- Fernbank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Ethelsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ethelsville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Gordo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Macedonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Macedonia is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Belk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Belk is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Stafford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stafford is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Carrollton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Carrollton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Echola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Echola is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echola
- Archer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Archer is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Hightogy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
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 Hamilton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pickens County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hamilton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carrollton
- Gordo
- Gordo lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Hamilton Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gordo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordo
- Kennedy
- Millport
- Reform
- Vernon
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 Hamilton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Pickens 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 Hamilton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #135534 (Hamilton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #135534 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: Pickens
- Est. Elev: 90 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Reform
- Location given for Hamilton Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.466783 Lon: -88.018079
- 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 Pickens, 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 from Point A (ie- Hamilton 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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