A visit to the Horse Creek 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 Horse Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Horse Creek Cemetery:
33.4223, -85.9177
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Horse Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Horse Creek Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Ashland. Ashland lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Horse Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Horse Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Horse Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Horse Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lackey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lackey Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Seay Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Seay Chapel Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seay Chapel Cemetery
- Clairmont Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mineral Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chief Chenneby Grave
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Chief Chenneby Grave is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Chenneby Grave
- Burgess Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Burgess Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Stockdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Stockdale Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Concord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Mannings Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Springhill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Springhill Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill Cemetery
- Cunningham - Pyles Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pine Hill Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
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 Horse Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Horse Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ironaton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ironaton is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironaton
- Erin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Erin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- McElderry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McElderry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElderry
- Waldo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Waldo is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Munford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Grant Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Grant Town is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Chandler Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chandler Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Springs
- Elder
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Kentuck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kentuck is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Silver Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Silver Run is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Haynes Crossroad
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Talladega
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Coldwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Coldwater is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Chambers Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chambers Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Springs
- Ashland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Lineville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Barfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Bynum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bynum is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Bynum has also been known as:
- Bynum's
- Harkins Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
- Delta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Friendship
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Chinnabee ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chinnabee is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinnabee
- Oxford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hobson City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hobson City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Eastaboga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Abel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
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 Horse Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Horse Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Lineville
- Oxford
- Talladega
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 Horse Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 Horse Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #159811 (Horse Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #159811 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 265 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ironaton
- Location given for Horse Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.4223317 Lon: -85.9177437
- 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 Clay, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Horse Creek 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. |