A visit to the Keel 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 Keel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Keel Cemetery:
34.6190, -86.3586
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Keel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Keel Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Huntsville. Huntsville lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Keel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Keel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Keel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Keel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bullock Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bullock Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock Cemetery
- Allison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Allison Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Cemetery
- Chandler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Chandler Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Collier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
- Glover Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Glover Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Cemetery
- Hayden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hayden Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden Cemetery
- Kennamer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Kennamer Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennamer Cemetery
- Paint Rock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Paint Rock Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock Cemetery
- Fowler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fowler Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Brazelton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Brazelton Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazelton Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Baker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Drake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Drake Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake Cemetery
- Whittaker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Whittaker Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittaker Cemetery
- Echols Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Echols Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols Cemetery
- Beason Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Beason Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beason Cemetery
- Cobb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cobb Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cemetery
- Hines Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hines Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hines Cemetery
- Fleming Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Fleming Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fleming Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of Huntsville.
- Parker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Moon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Moon Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Cemetery
- Humpton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Humpton Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humpton Cemetery
- Elkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Stephens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Clay Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Clay Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Keel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Keel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Paint Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Owens' Cross Roads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Woodville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Berkley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- New Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gurley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Big Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Aspel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Brownsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lim Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Trenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Whitesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Maysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Pleasant Groves
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Ryland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwycke Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- English Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Columbus City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Columbus City Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Larkinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Hollytree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hollytree is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
- Country Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Country Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
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 Keel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Keel 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 Keel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 Keel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #121096 (Keel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #121096 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 197 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Grant
- Location given for Keel Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6189778 Lon: -86.358597
- 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 Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Keel 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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