A visit to the Israel 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 Israel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Israel Cemetery:
31.8460, -86.0733
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Israel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Israel Cemetery is located in Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Troy. Troy lies just to the east southeast of the Israel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Israel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Israel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Israel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Sims Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Springfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Springfield Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Wingard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Wingard Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Greene Hills Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Hills Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Hills Memorial Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Green Hills Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the west of Troy.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23121 <5>
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hinson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinson Cemetery
- Head Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Head Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Hillard & Howard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Carroll Street Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Belsor Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Belsor Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsor Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Old Mt. Zion MB Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Hepzibah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hepzibah Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepzibah Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Murphree Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Murphree Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Copeland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Copeland Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland 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 Israel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Israel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Youngblood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Youngblood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Ansley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ansley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Wingard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wingard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard
- Troy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- McClure Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- McClure Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Town
- Meeksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meeksville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeksville
- Hallsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Petrey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Goshen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Needmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Needmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Orion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Orion is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Kent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kent is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Center Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Center Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Vidette
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Mossy Grove Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mossy Grove Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Village
- Social Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Henderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Henderson is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Grady
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vernledge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Vernledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernledge
- Glenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Banks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Linwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Linwood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Luverne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lapine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lapine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
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 Israel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Israel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Israel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Pike 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 Israel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #163540 (Israel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #163540 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 107 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Youngblood
- Location given for Israel Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.845988 Lon: -86.0732884
- 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 Pike, 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- Israel 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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