A visit to the Helton 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 Helton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Helton Cemetery:
34.8887, -85.9150
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Helton Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Helton Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Scottsboro. Scottsboro lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Helton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Helton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Helton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Helton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shipp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Shipp Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shipp Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- Matthews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Matthews Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Longacre Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Longacre Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longacre Cemetery
- The Longacre Cemetery has also been known as:
- Long Acre Cemetery
- Sikes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sikes Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sikes Cemetery
- Allison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Allison Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Cemetery
- Lovelady Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Lovelady Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelady Cemetery
- Middleton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Middleton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton Cemetery
- Burch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Burch Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burch Cemetery
- Cargile Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cargile Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cargile Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Talley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Talley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley Cemetery
- Jacoway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jacoway Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacoway Cemetery
- McCrary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The McCrary Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrary Cemetery
- Matthews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Matthews Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Loyds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Loyds Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyds Cemetery
- Rorex Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rorex Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rorex Cemetery
- Austin - Cameron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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 Helton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Helton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rash
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rash is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rash
- Stevenson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- New Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Haynes Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Haynes Crossing is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossing
- Fackler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fackler is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fackler
- Narrows ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Narrows is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Anderson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Kyles
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kyles is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
- Browns Valley ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Browns Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Mud Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mud Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
- Fairfield ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Hytop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hytop is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hytop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Orme
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Orme is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Maynard Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Maynard Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard Cove
- Blackankle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blackankle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackankle
- Hollywood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bridgeport is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Former name for Bridgeport:
- Jonesville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <5>
- Greerton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Greerton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greerton
- Skyline
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Skyline is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Bellefonte ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bellefonte is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Copenhagen ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Copenhagen is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Richard City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Richard City is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tupelo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tupelo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
- Berrys ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Berrys is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Sal City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
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 Helton Cemetery. The following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Helton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellefonte - Historic
- Bridgeport
- Stevenson
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Helton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Helton Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #119942 (Helton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #119942 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 208 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Eureka
- Location given for Helton Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.888694 Lon: -85.9149781
- 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 Jackson, 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 from Point A (ie- Helton 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. |