A visit to the John the Baptist 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 the Baptist Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the John the Baptist Cemetery:
32.4951, -87.7464
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the John the Baptist Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The John the Baptist Cemetery is located in Marengo County<2>.
The county seat for Marengo County is located in Linden. Linden lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southwest of the John the Baptist Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the John the Baptist Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the John the Baptist Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from John the Baptist Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
- Memorial Garden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Memorial Garden Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Garden Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Garden Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Demopolis.
- The Memorial Garden Cemetery has also been known as:
- Demopolis Memorial Gardens
- Memorial Garden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Memorial Garden is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Garden
- Gilfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gilfield Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilfield Cemetery
- Evening Star Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jerusalem Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Arcola
- Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Old Spring Hill Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Green Oak Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Luke Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Luke Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Luke Cemetery
- Allenville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Allenville Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Willis - Scott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Washington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- Old Green Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Casemore Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Casemore Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casemore Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the John the Baptist Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from John the Baptist Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gallion
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gallion is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallion
- Prairieville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Prairieville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Arcola
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Arcola is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Aigleville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Aigleville is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aigleville
- Demopolis
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tombigbee ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tombigbee is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombigbee
- Siddonsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Siddonsville is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsville
- Faunsdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cedarville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Providence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Providence is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- McDowell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- McDowell is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
- Pin Hook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pin Hook is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Dayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dayton is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Linden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Uniontown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Forkland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Forkland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Ellawhite
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ellawhite is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellawhite
- Newbern
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Newbern is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Rosemary
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rosemary is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
- Crenshaw ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crenshaw is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Freetown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Freetown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- The Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- The Village is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Griffins ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Griffins is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins
- Blue Lock ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Lock is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lock
- Hugo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hugo is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Greensboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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 the Baptist 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 John the Baptist Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Demopolis
- Forkland
- Greensboro
- Linden
- Linden lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the John the Baptist Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Linden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Uniontown
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 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 John the Baptist 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 John the Baptist Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1730315 (John the Baptist Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1730315 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: 53 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gallion
- Location given for John the Baptist Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.495136 Lon: -87.7463992
- 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 from Point A (ie- John the Baptist 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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