A visit to the Hurricane 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 Hurricane Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hurricane Cemetery:
31.0785, -85.6547
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hurricane Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hurricane Cemetery is located in Geneva County<2>.
The county seat for Geneva County is located in Geneva. Geneva lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west of the Hurricane Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hurricane 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 Hurricane Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hurricane Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wright Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Hartford City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pondtown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pondtown Cemetery is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondtown Cemetery
- Whaley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Whaley Cemetery is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whaley Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Spike Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Spike Cemetery is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spike Cemetery
- Lees Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lees Chapel Cemetery is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Chapel Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Adoniram Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Adoniram Cemetery is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adoniram Cemetery
- Pate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Pate Cemetery is located in Holmes County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pate Cemetery
- Christian Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- Martin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- Purvis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Purvis Cemetery is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Pleasant Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Hurricane Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hurricane Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hartford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dundee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dundee is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundee
- Slocomb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Esto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Esto is located in Holmes County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esto
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Noma
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Black
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Black is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black
- Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
- Malvern
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Merritts Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Merritts Crossroads is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritts Crossroads
- Bellwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bellwood is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
- Eunola ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Eunola is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eunola
- Clayhatchee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Clayhatchee is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhatchee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
- Graceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Taylor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Taylor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
- Parker Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Parker Village is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Village
- Geneva
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Rehobeth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rehobeth is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,699 people
- Scranton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Scranton is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scranton
- Costilla ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Costilla is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Costilla
- Chancellor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chancellor is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
- Izagora
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Izagora is located in Holmes County (FL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Izagora
- Daleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Madrid
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Madrid is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
- Population from the 2020 Census: 293 people
- Hodgesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Hodgesville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgesville
- Keyton's
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Keyton's is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyton's
- Coffee Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 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 Hurricane Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Geneva County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hurricane Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Daleville
- Geneva
- Graceville
- Hartford
- Slocomb
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 websites either 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 Hurricane Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Geneva 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 Hurricane Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1730138 (Hurricane Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1730138 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: Geneva
- Est. Elev: 66 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hartford
- Location given for Hurricane Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.0785118 Lon: -85.6546555
- 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 Geneva, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hurricane 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |