A visit to the Kelly 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 Kelly Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kelly Cemetery:
34.5831, -86.1186
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Kelly Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Kelly Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Scottsboro. Scottsboro lies just to the northeast of the Kelly Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Kelly Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kelly Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Maple Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Maple Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Cemetery
- Gross Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Gross Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross Cemetery
- Guffy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Guffy Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guffy Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Zions Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Zions Rest Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zions Rest Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- McCamy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The McCamy Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCamy Cemetery
- Roman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Roman Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roman Cemetery
- Langston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Langston Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston Cemetery
- Nicholson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Nicholson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Cemetery
- Finney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dunn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Vaught Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Vaught Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaught Cemetery
- Preston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Preston Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Cemetery
- McFarland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The McFarland Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland Cemetery
- McFarlane Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The McFarlane Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlane Cemetery
- Thomason Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Thomason Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomason Cemetery
- Kirby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Kirby Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Pierce Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pierce Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
- Woods Cove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Woods Cove Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cove Cemetery
- Rosson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rosson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Kelly Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kelly Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Langston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Aspel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Section
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Larkinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Scottsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lim Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Grant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mid ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Woodville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Columbus City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Columbus City Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
- Grove Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Rock City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Berrys ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Berrys is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Hix ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hix is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Pleasant Groves
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Dutton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Tupelo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tupelo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
- Gibson Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gibson Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Crossroads
- Powell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Powell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
- Hollywood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blackankle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blackankle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackankle
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 Kelly Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Kelly Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Kelly Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Kelly Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #121117 (Kelly Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #121117 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 185 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Langston
- Location given for Kelly Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5831421 Lon: -86.1185915
- 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 Jackson, 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- Kelly 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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