A visit to the Jericho 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 Jericho Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Jericho Cemetery:
32.3046, -87.5844
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Jericho Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Jericho Cemetery is located in Marengo County<2>.
The county seat for Marengo County is located in Linden. Linden lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west of the Jericho Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Jericho 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 Jericho Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jericho Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rivers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Rivers Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers Cemetery
- Glovers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Glovers Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glovers Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Bethel Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Hill Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Hill Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Little Flanders Field Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sidney Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- St. Mathews Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Mathews Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mathews Cemetery
- Cades Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cades Chapel Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cades Chapel Cemetery
- Holt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- New Bethel Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Kelly Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Creagh - Glover Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Creagh - Glover Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creagh - Glover Cemetery
- The Creagh - Glover Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cooper Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22257 <5>
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- St. Peter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- Boiling Spring Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Greenlawn Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenlawn Gardens is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenlawn Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenlawn Gardens is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Uniontown.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23127 <5>
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Jericho Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Jericho Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Crenshaw ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Crenshaw is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Thomaston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Thomaston is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Consul
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Consul is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Consul
- Dayton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dayton is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Hugo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hugo is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Siddonsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Siddonsville is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsville
- Freetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Freetown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- Central Mills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Central Mills is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Mills
- Tombigbee ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tombigbee is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombigbee
- Flatwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Flatwood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
- Catherine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Catherine is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
- Gastonburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gastonburg is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonburg
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Faunsdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Village is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Ellawhite
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ellawhite is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellawhite
- Uniontown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Alberta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alberta is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Providence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Providence is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Magnolia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Magnolia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Lamison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lamison is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamison
- Bethel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Safford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Linden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rehoboth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rehoboth is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Prairie Bluff ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Bluff
- Prairie Bluff has also been known as:
- Dale
- Daletown
- Prairieville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Prairieville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Gallion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gallion is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallion
- Browns
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Browns is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns
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 Jericho Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marengo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jericho Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Linden
- Thomaston
- Uniontown
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Jericho Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Marengo 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 Jericho Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1867932 (Jericho Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1867932 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: Marengo
- Est. Elev: 65 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Thomaston East
- Location given for Jericho Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.3045851 Lon: -87.5844479
- 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 Marengo, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jericho 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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