A visit to the Happy Home 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 Happy Home Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Happy Home Cemetery:
34.3120, -86.3147
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Happy Home Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Happy Home Cemetery is located in Marshall County<2>.
The county seat for Marshall County is located in Guntersville. Guntersville lies just to the north northeast of the Happy Home Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Happy Home Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Happy Home Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Happy Home Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cox Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Crestview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Crestview Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestview Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Mt. High Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. High Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. High Cemetery
- Guntersville City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bennett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Bodine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bodine Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodine Cemetery
- Clear Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Clear Springs Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Branch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Little Branch Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Branch Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Rehobeth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rehobeth Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth Cemetery
- Lowry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lowry Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry Cemetery
- Warrenton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Warrenton Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton Cemetery
- Ridgway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ridgway Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgway Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs Cemetery
- New Brashiers Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Street Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street Cemetery
- Boyles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Boyles Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyles Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Highpoint MB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Highpoint MB Church Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint MB Church Cemetery
- The Highpoint MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- High Point Baptist Church Cemetery
- High Point Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23408 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Happy Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Happy Home Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gregory
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gregory is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Mill Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mill Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Street ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Wyeth City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wyeth City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth City
- Guntersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Guntersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
- Former names for Guntersville:
- Gunter's Ferry
- Gunter's Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <6>
- Rabbit Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Rayburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rayburn is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- Warrenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Hyatt
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Albertville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Horton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- North ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Scant City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Scant City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scant City
- Grassy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Askea Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Hustleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hustleville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Douglas
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Douglas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Union Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
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 Happy Home Cemetery. The following communities are located in Marshall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Happy Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Happy Home Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Marshall 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 Happy Home Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #147476 (Happy Home Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #147476 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: Marshall
- Est. Elev: 201 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Guntersville
- Location given for Happy Home Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3120374 Lon: -86.3147042
- 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 Marshall, 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- Happy Home 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. |