A visit to the Hatchet 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 Hatchet Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hatchet Cemetery:
31.8952, -88.1075
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hatchet Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hatchet Cemetery is located in Clarke County<2>.
The county seat for Clarke County is located in Grove Hill. Grove Hill lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the southeast of the Hatchet Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Hatchet Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hatchet Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Trotter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Trotter Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Little Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Little Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Moores Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Moores Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Cemetery
- Womack Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Womack Hill Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Hill Cemetery
- West Bend Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The West Bend Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Anderson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Ulcanush Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Ulcanush Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ulcanush Cemetery
- Bush Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Bush Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Cemetery
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- Stewart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Wesley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Wesley Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Cemetery
- Cedar Springs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Barrytown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Barrytown Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrytown Cemetery
- Coffeeville Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Coffeeville Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffeeville Cemetery
- New Prospect Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- Bashan Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Bashan Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bashan Cemetery
- Tallahatta Cemetery for Blacks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Putnam Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Putnam Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hatchet Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hatchet Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Womack Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Womack Hill is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Hill
- West Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- West Bend is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- Campbell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Coffeeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Fakit Chipunta ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Fakit Chipunta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fakit Chipunta
- Morvin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Morvin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morvin
- Putnam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Putnam is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Toxey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Toxey is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Bladon Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bladon Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladon Springs
- Gilbertown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Red Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Red Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Souwilpa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Souwilpa is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souwilpa
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Needham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Needham is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Bolinger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bolinger is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolinger
- Silas
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Butler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cullomburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cullomburg is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullomburg
- Glover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Glover is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Nanafalia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nanafalia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia
- Frankville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Frankville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
- Barrons ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Barrons is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrons
- Lavaca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lavaca is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
- Okatuppa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Okatuppa is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okatuppa
- Zimco
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Zimco is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimco
- Bigbee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Bigbee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee
- Salitpa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Salitpa is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salitpa
- Sweet Water
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Aimwell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Aimwell is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
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 Hatchet Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clarke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hatchet 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 helpful 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 Hatchet Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Clarke 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 Hatchet Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #119843 (Hatchet Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #119843 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: Clarke
- Est. Elev: 74 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Woods Bluff
- Location given for Hatchet Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.8951534 Lon: -88.1075125
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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 Clarke, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hatchet 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |