A visit to the Independence 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 Independence Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Independence Cemetery:
31.9415, -87.6169
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Independence Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Independence Cemetery is located in Wilcox County<2>.
The county seat for Wilcox County is located in Camden. Camden lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the east of the Independence Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Independence Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Independence Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lane Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lane Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Airmount Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Airmount Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airmount Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- Enon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Finley Crossing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Finley Crossing Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley Crossing Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Finley Crossing Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Atkeison
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Mt. Andrew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Andrew Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Andrew Cemetery
- Shamburger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Shamburger Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamburger Cemetery
- Shields Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Shields Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Tutt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Tutt Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tutt Cemetery
- Danzy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Danzy Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danzy Cemetery
- Enon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- Collier Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- DeVan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The DeVan Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeVan Cemetery
- Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Arbor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Arbor Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Cemetery
- Tate Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Tate Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Cemetery
- Lower Peach Tree Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tait Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Independence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Independence Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pine Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Atkeison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Atkeison is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkeison
- Vineland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Vineland is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Thomasville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kimbrough
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kimbrough is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrough
- Lower Peach Tree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peach Tree
- Yellow Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Anne Manie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Anne Manie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anne Manie
- Arlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Arlington is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Ellison ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ellison is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
- Nettleboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Nettleboro is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleboro
- Coy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Coy is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Fulton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fulton is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Asahel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Asahel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asahel
- Lamison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lamison is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamison
- Dixon's Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
- Magnolia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Magnolia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Dickinson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dickinson is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
- Glover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Glover is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Nellie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Nellie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Rockwest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Rockwest is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwest
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 Independence Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wilcox County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Independence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Lower Peach Tree
- Thomasville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Independence Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Wilcox 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 Independence Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #120624 (Independence Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #120624 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: Wilcox
- Est. Elev: 67 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pine Hill
- Location given for Independence Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.9415398 Lon: -87.6169449
- 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 Wilcox, 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' (or 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- Independence 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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