A visit to the Henderson 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 Henderson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Henderson Cemetery:
31.3593, -86.3619
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Henderson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Henderson Cemetery is located in Covington County<2>.
The county seat for Covington County is located in Andalusia. Andalusia lies just to the west southwest of the Henderson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Henderson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Henderson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Henderson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Antioch Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of Antioch
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2231111 <5>
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Covington Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hillside Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sanford Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sweet Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sweet Home Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Bozeman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bozeman Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bozeman Cemetery
- Able Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Able Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Able Cemetery
- Gantt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Gantt Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- Johnson Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oakey Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Oakey Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Oakey Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oakey Ridge Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2277000 <5>
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
- Marshall Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Southside Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Southside Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside Cemetery
- Andalusia Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Andalusia Memorial Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andalusia Memorial Cemetery
- The Andalusia Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Andalusia Memorial Garden
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21244 <5>
- Five Runs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Five Runs Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Runs Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Henderson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Henderson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Antioch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Antioch is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Sanford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Babbie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Babbie is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Rose Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rose Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Heath
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Heath is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Andalusia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gantt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gantt is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Horn Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Horn Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Opp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Opp is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opp <6>
- Libertyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Libertyville is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Dozier
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Onycha
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Onycha is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onycha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- River Falls
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- River Falls is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Beulah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beulah is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- County Line
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- County Line is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Carolina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carolina is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Curtis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Danleys Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Danleys Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleys Crossroads
- Pine Level
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Level is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Leon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Leon is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Kinston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Alberton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Alberton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
- Red Level
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Red Level is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
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 Henderson Cemetery. The following communities are located in Covington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Henderson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Andalusia
- Opp
- Opp lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Henderson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Opp.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opp
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 Henderson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Covington 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 Henderson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #119949 (Henderson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #119949 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: Covington
- Est. Elev: 104 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Opp West
- Location given for Henderson Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.3593344 Lon: -86.3618999
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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 Covington, 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 from Point A (ie- Henderson 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. |