A visit to the Holmes 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 Holmes Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Holmes Cemetery:
34.3345, -86.9356
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Holmes Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Holmes Cemetery is located in Morgan County<2>.
The county seat for Morgan County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the north of the Holmes Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Holmes Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Holmes Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Holmes Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Powell's Chapel Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Powell's Chapel Church Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell's Chapel Church Cemetery
- The Powell's Chapel Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Powells Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2172178 <5>
- Bell Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Bell Springs Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Springs Cemetery
- Higdon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Higdon Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon Cemetery
- Wilhite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilhite Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhite Cemetery
- Falkville City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- East Battleground Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- McCroskey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The McCroskey Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCroskey Cemetery
- Crosby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Crosby Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosby Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Herrin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Herrin Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin Cemetery
- The Herrin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Herring Cemetery
- McKendree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The McKendree Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree Cemetery
- The McKendree Cemetery has also been known as:
- McKendree Methodist Church Cemetery
- Day - Speegle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Day - Speegle Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day - Speegle Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Day - Speegle Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of Hartselle.
- The Day - Speegle Cemetery has also been known as:
- Day Cemetery
- Speegle Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26387 <5>
- Bethlehem West Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Negro Mountain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Holmes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Holmes Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lacon
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lacon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
- Falkville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Leesdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Cedar Plains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- West Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Vinemont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hartselle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Central
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Central is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- South Vinemont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
- Jones' Chapel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jones' Chapel is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones' Chapel
- Eva
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Danville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cullman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Somerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Burningtree Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Upshaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Chances Crossroad
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chances Crossroad is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chances Crossroad
- East Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Simcoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Priceville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Flint City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Logan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Florette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Oakville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Good Hope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Good Hope is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
- Berlin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Fairview
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 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 Holmes Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Morgan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Holmes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cullman
- Falkville
- Hartselle
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 Holmes Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Morgan 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 Holmes Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #139806 (Holmes Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #139806 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: Morgan
- Est. Elev: 259 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Falkville
- Location given for Holmes Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3345415 Lon: -86.9355614
- 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 Morgan, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Holmes 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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