A visit to the Hanks 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 Hanks Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hanks Cemetery:
33.9126, -85.5763
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hanks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hanks Cemetery is located in Calhoun County<2>.
The county seat for Calhoun County is located in Anniston. Anniston lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the southwest of the Hanks Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hanks Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Hanks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hanks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Memorial Garden
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Memorial Garden is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Garden
- Ladiga Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Highland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Carmel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Cemetery
- Farmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Farmer Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Cemetery
- Goshen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- Goshen Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 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>
- Dunn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Grimes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Grimes Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes Cemetery
- Stead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stead Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stead Cemetery
- Borden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Pleasant Gap Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Gap Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Gap Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Shady Grove Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Shady Grove Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery
- The Shady Grove Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shady Grove Cemetery
- Shady Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2172457 <5>
- Littlejohn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Littlejohn Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlejohn Cemetery
- Nances Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Nances Creek Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek Cemetery
- Rabbittown Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Arrington Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 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>
- Pisgah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
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]<3> of the Hanks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hanks Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dailey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dailey is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
- Piedmont
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Goshen is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Grantley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Spring Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Nances Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Nances Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek
- Borden Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Oak Level
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Palestine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Abernathy ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Abernathy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy
- Collins ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Collins is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Rock Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Run is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Exie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Exie is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Merrellton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Merrellton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrellton
- Tecumseh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Germania Springs ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Germania Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania Springs
- Coloma ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Coloma is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Esom Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ricks ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ricks is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks
- Ball Flat
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ball Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Flat
- Adelia ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Adelia is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelia
- Jacksonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Greenway is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Etna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Etna is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
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 Hanks Cemetery. The following communities are located in Calhoun County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hanks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Hanks Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Calhoun 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 Hanks Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #159711 (Hanks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #159711 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: Calhoun
- Est. Elev: 240 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Piedmont
- Location given for Hanks Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.9126012 Lon: -85.576349
- 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 Calhoun, 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- Hanks 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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