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:
31.0074, -87.1280
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 Escambia County<2>.
The county seat for Escambia County is located in Brewton. Brewton lies just to the north northeast 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 25 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.
- Odom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Odom Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odom Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Pollard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pollard Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard Cemetery
- Catawba Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Green Acres Memorial Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hollywood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hollywood Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood Cemetery
- Dixonville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Dixonville Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixonville Cemetery
- Travis Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Travis Creek Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Creek Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Old Fidelis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Fidelis Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fidelis Cemetery
- Travis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Travis Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Cemetery
- Brantley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Brantley Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantley Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Pilgrims Rest Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
- Little Escambia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cora Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Cora Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cora Cemetery
- Travis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Travis Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Cemetery
- Ft. Crawford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Ft. Crawford Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Crawford Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Mize Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Mize Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mize Cemetery
- Rock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Rock Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cemetery
- Flomaton Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Baptist Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Baptist Hill Cemetery is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 15 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Henderson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Henderson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pollard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Pollard is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
- Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
- Jay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jay is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <6>
- Riverview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- East Brewton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Brewton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Century
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Flomaton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hammac
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hammac is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
- Byrneville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Byrneville is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrneville
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- McDavid
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- McDavid is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid
- Roberts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Roberts is located in Escambia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Belandville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Belandville is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belandville
- Pine Barren
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Barren is located in Escambia County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Barren
- Castleberry
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Castleberry is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleberry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
- Atmore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Escambia County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Henderson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Atmore
- Brewton
- Flomaton
- Jay
- Jay lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Henderson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Jay.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Molino
- Sparta - Historic
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 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 Escambia 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 #119948 (Henderson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #119948 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: Escambia
- Est. Elev: 56 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pollard
- Location given for Henderson Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.0074038 Lon: -87.1280251
- 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 Escambia, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |