A visit to the John Calhoun Tillery 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 John Calhoun Tillery Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the John Calhoun Tillery Cemetery:
32.6937, -85.1941
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the John Calhoun Tillery Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The John Calhoun Tillery Cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Opelika. Opelika lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the John Calhoun Tillery Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the John Calhoun Tillery Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from John Calhoun Tillery Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Burrell Chapel AME Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Beulah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lamb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Rocky Mount Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount Cemetery
- Hephzibah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hephzibah Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hephzibah Cemetery
- Pitts Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- County Line Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flint Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Flint Hill Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill Cemetery
- Mechanicsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sweet Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sweet Hope Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Hope Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Concord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Glass Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Glass Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass Cemetery
- Fairfax Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Fairfax Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Memory Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Memory Hill Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Hill Cemetery
- New Hope CME Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The New Hope CME Church Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope CME Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope CME Church Cemetery is located in Salem.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2342133 <5>
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Harris County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Harris County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Hall Memorial CME Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rehobeth Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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 John Calhoun Tillery Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from John Calhoun Tillery Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blanton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blanton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Osanippa
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Osanippa is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osanippa
- Salem
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bleecker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bleecker is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleecker
- River View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- River View is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Huguley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Huguley is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguley
- Chewacla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chewacla is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewacla
- Eady City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Eady City is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eady City
- Cusseta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gwen Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gwen Mill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwen Mill
- Opelika
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Smith's Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Smith's Station is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,804 people
- Pine Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Lake is located in Harris County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Plant City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Plant City is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City
- Prince Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Prince Crossroads is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Crossroads
- West Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lanett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Beauregard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beauregard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- North West Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- North West Point is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North West Point
- Boyds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boyds is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds
- Crawford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Crawford is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Ladonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ladonia is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladonia
- Fortson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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 John Calhoun Tillery Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The John Calhoun Tillery Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auburn
- Auburn lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the John Calhoun Tillery Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Auburn.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auburn
- Lanett
- Opelika
- Opelika lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the John Calhoun Tillery Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Opelika.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opelika
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 helpful 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 John Calhoun Tillery Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lee 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 John Calhoun Tillery Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #138204 (John Calhoun Tillery Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #138204 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: Lee
- Est. Elev: 196 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Beulah
- Location given for John Calhoun Tillery Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.6937444 Lon: -85.1941072
- 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 Lee, 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- John Calhoun Tillery 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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