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A visit to the Harkeys Chapel 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 Harkeys Chapel Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Harkeys Chapel Cemetery:

33.6645, -86.2555

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Harkeys Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Harkeys Chapel Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County<2>.

The county seat for Saint Clair County is located in Ashville. Ashville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north of the Harkeys Chapel Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Harkeys Chapel Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Harkeys Chapel Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Harkeys Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Popes Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Popes Chapel Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popes Chapel Cemetery
  • St. Clair Memorial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Old Mitchell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Old Mitchell Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mitchell Cemetery
  • Karr Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Karr Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karr Cemetery
  • Garden of Memories Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
  • Bowman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bowman Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Cemetery
  • Seddon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Seddon Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon Cemetery
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Boykin Truitt Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Boykin Truitt Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin Truitt Cemetery
    • Wester Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Wester Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wester Cemetery
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
    • Valley Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Valley Hill Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Pell City.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26861 <5>
    • Robert Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Robert Chapel Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robert Chapel Cemetery
    • McCellan Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The McCellan Cemetery is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCellan Cemetery
    • Morning Star Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
      • The Morning Star Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Morning Star MB Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2312110 <5>
    • Garden of Memories Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Box Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Box Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Cemetery

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 Harkeys Chapel Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Harkeys Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Coal City
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Coal City is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
  • Wattsville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Wattsville is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
  • Riverside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pell City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Avondale Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Avondale Village is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale Village
  • Seddon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Seddon is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon
  • Glen City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Glen City is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen City
  • Cropwell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Colony
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Colony is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
  • Lincoln
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Ragland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ragland is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ragland <6>
  • Branchville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Odenville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Cook's Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Cook's Springs is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook's Springs
    • Windsong Island
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Windsong Island is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Island
    • Easonville ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Easonville is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonville
    • Bruner ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Bruner is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
    • Saint Clair Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Saint Clair Springs is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair Springs
    • Fountainrun ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
    • Macon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Macon is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
    • Ashville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Boozer ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Boozer is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boozer
    • Turnbough Town
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Turnbough Town is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbough Town
    • Margaret
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Brompton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Brompton is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brompton
    • Blue Eye ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Blue Eye is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye

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 Harkeys Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saint Clair County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Harkeys Chapel Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Harkeys Chapel Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Alabama:
  • Pages specific to Saint Clair 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 Harkeys Chapel Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1805544  (Harkeys Chapel Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1805544 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: St. Clair
      • Est. Elev: 160 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Wattsville
      • Location given for Harkeys Chapel Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.6645463     Lon: -86.2555328
      • 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 Saint Clair, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harkeys Chapel 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.