A visit to the Hornsby 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 Hornsby Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hornsby Cemetery:
32.6232, -85.9138
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hornsby Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hornsby Cemetery is located in Elmore County<2>.
The county seat for Elmore County is located in Wetumpka. Wetumpka lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Hornsby Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hornsby Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Hornsby Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hornsby Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Guthrie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Guthrie Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Lovejoy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lovejoy Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy Cemetery
- Watson Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Watson Chapel Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Chapel Cemetery
- The Watson Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Watson Chapel Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Tallassee.
- The Rose Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rosehill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25902 <5>
- Harper Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Harper Hill Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Hill Cemetery
- John Johnston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The John Johnston Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Johnston Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Eclectic.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2193375 <5>
- Good Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reeltown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Reeltown Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeltown Cemetery
- Old Sharon Primitive Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Benson - Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cotton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Cotton Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Cemetery
- The Cotton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kent - Holley Cemetery
- Thrash Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Thrash Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrash Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bullard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Bullard Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard Cemetery
- Wall Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Wall Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wall Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Elmore 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 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hornsby Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hornsby Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kent
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tallassee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Tallassee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- East Tallassee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tallassee
- Tallapoosa City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tallapoosa City is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa City
- Reeltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Reeltown is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeltown
- Irma ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Irma is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
- Jordan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jordan is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Eclectic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Susannah ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Susannah is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susannah
- Claud
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Claud is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claud
- Church Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Church Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Erie ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Erie is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Benson ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Benson is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Liberty City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Liberty City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Hornady
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hornady is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornady
- Central
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Central is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Ware
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ware is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Franklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Seman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Seman is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seman
- Our Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Our Town is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Town
- Notasulga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Roxana
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Roxana is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Agricola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Agricola is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Equality
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Equality is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
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 Hornsby Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Elmore County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hornsby Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Eclectic
- Erie - Historic
- Erie lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Hornsby Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erie.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Notasulga
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Hornsby Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Elmore 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 Hornsby Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #137225 (Hornsby Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #137225 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: Elmore
- Est. Elev: 194 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tallassee
- Location given for Hornsby Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.6231879 Lon: -85.9138491
- 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 Elmore, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hornsby 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. |