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:
34.1512, -88.0061
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 Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Hamilton. Hamilton lies just to the east southeast of the Key Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Key Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Key Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Nichols Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- Rocky Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Rocky Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Grove Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Bishop Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Bishop Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
- Hamilton City Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Nichols Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Mangum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mangum Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mangum Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Galbreath Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Galbreath Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbreath Cemetery
- Terrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Terrell Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrell Cemetery
- Lovejoy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lovejoy Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lovejoy Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Hamilton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24093 <5>
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Galbreath Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Galbreath Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galbreath Cemetery
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Barnesville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Barnesville Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnesville Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Fulton Bridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Donham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Donham Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donham Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cox Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cox Family Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Family Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Key Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Key Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hamilton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Weston
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Weston is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Pikeville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pikeville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Stinson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stinson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Detroit
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Guin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Yampertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Yampertown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yampertown
- Twin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Twin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Hackleburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hackleburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Hodges
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Beaverton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Vina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Vina is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Riggins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Riggins is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggins
- Gu - Win
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gu - Win is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gu - Win
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Oakland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Tremont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brilliant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bounds Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bounds Crossroads is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bounds Crossroads
- Winfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Eastman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Eastman is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastman
- Splunge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Splunge is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splunge
- Sulligent
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Thornhill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Thornhill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
- Bear Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Burntout
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Burntout is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntout
- Burntout has also been known as:
- Burn Out
- Burnout
- Burnt Out
- Clay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clay is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
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 Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Key Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Guin
- Guin lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Key Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Guin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guin
- Hamilton
- Sulligent
- Winfield
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Marion 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 #137997 (Key Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #137997 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 196 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Weston
- Location given for Key Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.1512124 Lon: -88.0061445
- 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 Marion, 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 things 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> | 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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