A visit to the Hennigan 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 Hennigan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hennigan Cemetery:
34.7876, -87.5245
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hennigan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hennigan Cemetery is located in Colbert County<2>.
The county seat for Colbert County is located in Tuscumbia. Tuscumbia lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Hennigan Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hennigan Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Hennigan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hennigan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McKiernan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The McKiernan Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKiernan Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- The Mt. Pleasant Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24734 <5>
- Carter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Kernachan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Kernachan Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernachan Cemetery
- Whitamore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Whitamore Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitamore Cemetery
- Peden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Peden Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peden Cemetery
- Stanley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Faircloth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Faircloth Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faircloth Cemetery
- Pearsall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Pearsall Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearsall Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Hennigan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hennigan Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennigan Cemetery
- Douglass Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Douglass Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Jones Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Hill Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Hill Cemetery
- Hawkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Cole Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Shaw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- Foster Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Foster Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Cemetery
- Houston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Houston Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
- Harden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Harden Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harden Cemetery
- Peck Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Peck Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hennigan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hennigan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ford City
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Nitrate City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bainbridge ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bainbridge is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Killen
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Muscle Shoals
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leighton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Belleview ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Belleview is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Wilson Dam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
- Bailey Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
- Wheeler Dam Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Elgin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Atlas ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Atlas is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Saint Florian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Mars Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Florence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- South Florence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Arnot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Arnot is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnot
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Town Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Canaan ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Canaan is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Sheffield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Tuscumbia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Edmond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Jacksonburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
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 Hennigan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Colbert County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hennigan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bailey Springs
- Florence
- Leighton
- Muscle Shoals
- Sheffield
- Town Creek
- Tuscumbia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Hennigan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Colbert 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 Hennigan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #119967 (Hennigan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #119967 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: Colbert
- Est. Elev: 172 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Killen
- Location given for Hennigan Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7875876 Lon: -87.5244702
- 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 Colbert, 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- Hennigan 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. |
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