A visit to the Henderson Memorial 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 Memorial Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Henderson Memorial Cemetery:
31.6574, -86.0838
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Henderson Memorial Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Henderson Memorial Cemetery is located in Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Troy. Troy lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Henderson Memorial Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Henderson Memorial Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Henderson Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hopewell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Spears Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Spears Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Cemetery
- Clay Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Clay Hill Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Hill Cemetery
- Sanford - Barron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel AME Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Smilie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Smilie Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smilie Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- William Carter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spillars Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Spillars Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillars Cemetery
- Ward - Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Goshen First Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Antioch Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Glenwood.
- Bluff Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Old Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Davidson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Elam - Davidson Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Shearon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Shearon Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearon Cemetery
- Old Sharron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Sharron Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sharron Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Boutwell - Bundy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Henderson Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Henderson Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Henderson
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Henderson is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Goshen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hallsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Wilkinstown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wilkinstown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinstown
- Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
- Social Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Jack
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jack is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Peacock ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Zoar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Zoar is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Vidette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Bullock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Mossy Grove Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mossy Grove Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Village
- Brantley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Luverne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wingard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Wingard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard
- Tarentum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tarentum is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
- Troy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Youngblood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Youngblood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Pine Level
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Level is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Frisco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Frisco is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- McClure Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- McClure Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Town
- Vernledge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vernledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernledge
- Rutledge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 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 Memorial Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Henderson Memorial 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 Henderson Memorial Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Pike 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 Memorial Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #139870 (Henderson Memorial Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #139870 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 123 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Goshen
- Location given for Henderson Memorial Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.6573818 Lon: -86.083841
- 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 Pike, 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 from Point A (ie- Henderson Memorial 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. |