A visit to the Hightower 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 Hightower Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hightower Cemetery:
34.9734, -87.0503
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hightower Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hightower Cemetery is located in Limestone County<2>.
The county seat for Limestone County is located in Athens. Athens lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Hightower Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hightower Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Hightower Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hightower Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Adams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Legg Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Legg Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Legg Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Elkmont.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23948 <5>
- Gaston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Gaston Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaston Cemetery
- Browning Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Browning Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning Cemetery
- Cunningham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dupree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dupree Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupree Cemetery
- St. Mark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Mark Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mark Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Case Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Case Cemetery is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Case Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Stella Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Stella Cemetery is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The White Cemetery is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Shoal Bluff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Shoal Bluff Cemetery is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Bluff Cemetery
- Craig Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Craig Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery #1
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery #1 is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery #1
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Harlow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Harlow Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlow Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Prospect Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Prospect (TN).
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hightower Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hightower Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Prospect
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stella
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stella is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Elkmont
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pettusville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Lester
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lester is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Hay's Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Cairo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Minor Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Minor Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Lentzville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Elkmont Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dickson Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Elkton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Elkton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Appleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Bethel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Anthony Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Anthony Hill is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Hill
- Ardmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Green Field
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Green Field is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
- Anderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Poplar Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Athens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ardmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Estep ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Confluence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Caro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Caro is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
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 Hightower Cemetery. The following communities are located in Limestone County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hightower 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 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 Hightower Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Limestone 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 Hightower Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #120086 (Hightower Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #120086 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: Limestone
- Est. Elev: 213 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Salem
- Location given for Hightower Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9734174 Lon: -87.0502875
- 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 Limestone, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hightower 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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