A visit to the Helms 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 Helms Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Helms Cemetery:
31.6893, -85.4949
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Helms Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Helms Cemetery is located in Barbour County<2>.
The county seat for Barbour County is located in Clayton. Clayton lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north of the Helms Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Helms Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Helms Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Helms Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Anderson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Springhill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Springhill Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill Cemetery
- Sykes Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Sykes Creek Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykes Creek Cemetery
- Bethel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Magnolia UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Magnolia UMC Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia UMC Cemetery
- The Magnolia UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Magnolia Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24172 <5>
- Shiloh Word Fellowship
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Texasville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Texasville Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texasville Cemetery
- New Hope Congregational Christian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Peniel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Peniel Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel Cemetery
- Wilkerson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilkerson Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkerson Cemetery
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- St. Peter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Clio.
- The Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Antioch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21269 <5>
- Calvary Assembly of God Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Concord Congregational Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- Clopton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Clopton Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton Cemetery
- Adams Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Adams Chapel Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Chapel 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 Helms Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Helms Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blue Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Blue Springs is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Clopton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clopton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Clio
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Louisville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Louisville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Phillips Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Skipperville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Skipperville is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
- Elamville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Arguta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arguta is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arguta
- Bertha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bertha is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Bakerhill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bakerhill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Clayton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ariton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ariton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Graball
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Graball is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Former names for Graball:
- Hart's Crossroads
- Hudspeth's Crossroads
- Mabson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mabson is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabson
- Tennille
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Tennille is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
- Abbeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Hill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Capps
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Capps is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps
- Buckhorn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Buckhorn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Ozark
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Ewell
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Screamer
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Screamer is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Brundidge
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Oakey Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oakey Grove is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Grove
- Pronto
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Pronto is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pronto
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 Helms Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Barbour County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Helms Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abbeville
- Ariton
- Brundidge
- Clio
- Clio lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Helms Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clio.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Louisville
- Ozark
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 Helms Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Barbour 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 Helms Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #119938 (Helms Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #119938 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: Barbour
- Est. Elev: 110 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Texasville
- Location given for Helms Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.6893323 Lon: -85.4949397
- 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 Barbour, 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 from Point A (ie- Helms 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. |