A visit to the King 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 King Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the King Cemetery:
34.6712, -87.4622
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the King Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The King Cemetery is located in Colbert County<2>.
The county seat for Colbert County is located in Tuscumbia. Tuscumbia lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the King Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the King Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the King Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from King Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- King Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The King Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Preuit Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Preuit Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preuit Cemetery
- Mt. Zion FWB Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- String Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The String Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for String Cemetery
- Madding Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Madding Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madding Cemetery
- Leigh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Leigh Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leigh Cemetery
- Blythe Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Roden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Roden Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roden Cemetery
- Lansdell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Lansdell Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdell Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- Cal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cal Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cal Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Dillahunty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Dillahunty Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillahunty Cemetery
- Shaw Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Abernathy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Abernathy Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy Cemetery
- Scruggs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Scruggs Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs Cemetery
- Brickhouse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Brickhouse Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickhouse Cemetery
- Cal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cal Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cal Cemetery
- Midway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the King Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from King Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Edmond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Town Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Leighton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Hatton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Mehama ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mehama is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehama
- Ford City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Courtland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Courtland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Red Bank
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Nitrate City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Spring Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Concord
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Wheeler Dam Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Belleview ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Belleview is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Muscle Shoals
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Mountain Home
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Dells Vista Shores
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dells Vista Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells Vista Shores
- Bainbridge ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bainbridge is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Littleville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Killen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Elgin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Wilson Dam
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
- South Florence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- White House Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- White House Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Springs
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 King Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Colbert County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The King Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Courtland
- Leighton
- Muscle Shoals
- Town Creek
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 King Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Colbert 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 King Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #121215 (King Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #121215 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: Colbert
- Est. Elev: 178 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Town Creek
- Location given for King Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6712014 Lon: -87.4622467
- 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 Colbert, 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- King 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. |