A visit to the Key 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 Key Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Key Cemetery:
34.7515, -87.7767
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Key Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Key Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County<2>.
The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Florence. Florence lies just to the east northeast of the Key Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Key Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Key Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Key Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smith Bottom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Smith Bottom Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Bottom Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Pride Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Pride Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pride Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Peters Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Peters Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cemetery
- Sherrod Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Sherrod Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrod Cemetery
- Guy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Guy Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Simpson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Cunningham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
- Donley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Donley Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donley Cemetery
- Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Community Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Community Cemetery
- Vaughn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
- Walston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Walston Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walston Cemetery
- Zion MB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gibbs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Flint Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Flint Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint 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 Key Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Key Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Green Tree ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Gatesville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gatesville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Tuscumbia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Sheffield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cypress Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Red Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Rock is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Canaan ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Canaan is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- South Florence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Florence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McGee Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- McGee Town is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Town
- White House Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- White House Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Springs
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Muscle Shoals
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wilson Dam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
- Mars Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Spring Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Bainbridge ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bainbridge is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Jacksonburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
- Cherokee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Littleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Nitrate City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Florian
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Cloverdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
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 Key Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lauderdale County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Key Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cherokee
- Florence
- Muscle Shoals
- Sheffield
- Tuscumbia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Key Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lauderdale 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 Key Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #121174 (Key Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #121174 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: Lauderdale
- Est. Elev: 150 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sinking Creek
- Location given for Key Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7514781 Lon: -87.7766983
- 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 Lauderdale, 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- Key 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. |