A visit to the Kennedy 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 Kennedy Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kennedy Cemetery:
33.5829, -87.9814
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Kennedy Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Lamar County<2>.
The county seat for Lamar County is located in Vernon. Vernon lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Kennedy Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Kennedy Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kennedy Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Higdon Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Meadow Branch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
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- Holly Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
- Payne Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Payne Chapel Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Chapel Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Dorroh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Dorroh Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorroh Cemetery
- New Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Summers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Summers Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Branyon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Branyon Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branyon Cemetery
- Sudduth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sudduth Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudduth Cemetery
- Bethabra Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bethabra Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethabra 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 Kennedy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kennedy Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Kennedy
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Belk
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Belk is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Millport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ashcraft Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Fernbank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Hightogy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
- Fayette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Lubbub
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Coal Fire
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
- Rossland City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rossland City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
- Reform
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kirkland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- McShan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- McShan is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
- Bell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bell is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bluff is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Stafford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stafford is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Ethelsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ethelsville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Stansel
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Stansel is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansel
- Gordo
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- New Lexington
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Bankston
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Macedonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Echola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Echola is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echola
- Bedford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bedford is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
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 Kennedy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lamar County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Kennedy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gordo
- Gordo lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Kennedy Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gordo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordo
- Kennedy
- Millport
- Reform
- Vernon
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 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 Kennedy Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lamar 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 Kennedy Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #158448 (Kennedy Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #158448 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: Lamar
- Est. Elev: 116 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kennedy
- Location given for Kennedy Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.5828909 Lon: -87.9814118
- 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 Lamar, 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' (or 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- Kennedy 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |