A visit to the Higdon 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 Higdon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Higdon Cemetery:
34.8490, -85.6333
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Higdon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Higdon Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Scottsboro. Scottsboro lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Higdon Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Higdon 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 Higdon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Higdon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Newby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Newby Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newby Cemetery
- Countess Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Countess Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countess Cemetery
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
- Moore Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Moore Chapel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Chapel Cemetery
- Payne Gap Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Payne Gap Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Gap Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Payne Gap Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Cartersville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25306 <5>
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Potato Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Potato Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potato Hill Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Steele Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Steele Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Brown Gap Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Brown Gap Cemetery is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Gap Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Maxwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Cemetery
- Beulah Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Beulah Chapel Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Chapel Cemetery
- The Beulah Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beulah Chapel MB Church Cemetery
- Beulahs Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cagle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cagle Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Newman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Newman Cemetery is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Cemetery
- Daniel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Daniel Cemetery is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Reeves Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Reeves Cemetery is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
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 Higdon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Higdon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Higdon
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Eliza
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Eliza is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Stewart Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Flat Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cartersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cartersville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Bryant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Trenton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Long Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- Rising Fawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cole City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Bridgeport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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 <6>
- Browns Valley ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Ider
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Beaty Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Beaty Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Crossroads
- Copenhagen ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Copenhagen is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Haynes Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Haynes Crossing is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossing
- New Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Hope is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- New Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Richard City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richard City is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- Stevenson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- South Pittsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Whiteside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Whiteside is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteside
- Vulcan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vulcan is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Kimball
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
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 Higdon Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Higdon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bridgeport
- Rising Fawn
- South Pittsburg
- Stevenson
- Trenton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Higdon 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 Higdon Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #120047 (Higdon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #120047 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: 410 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Flat Rock
- Location given for Higdon Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8489687 Lon: -85.6333016
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Higdon 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. |