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:
34.5926, -87.4986
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 Lawrence County<2>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Moulton. Moulton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the King Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the King Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from King Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Masterson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Masterson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masterson Cemetery
- Gargas Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Gargas Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargas Cemetery
- Beavers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Beavers Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavers Cemetery
- Roden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Roden Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roden Cemetery
- Gargis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Gargis Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargis Cemetery
- Love Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Love Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Cemetery
- Sanderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sanderson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanderson Cemetery
- Mt. Zion FWB Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Blythe Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bethsaida Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethsaida Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethsaida Cemetery
- Fergason Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Fergason Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fergason Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
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- Beck Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Beck Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Beck Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beck Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Beck Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Town Creek.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2333462 <5>
- Preuit Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Preuit Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preuit Cemetery
- LaGrange Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The LaGrange Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Aycock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Aycock Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aycock Cemetery
- Bob Saint Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bob Saint Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob Saint Cemetery
- The Bob Saint Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bob Saints Cemetery
- St. Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The King Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The King Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 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:
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Mehama ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mehama is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehama
- Edmond
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Hatton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Leighton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Town Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Mount Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Littleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Nitrate City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Muck City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Muck City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck City
- Courtland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- White House Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- White House Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Springs
- North Courtland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Muscle Shoals
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mountain Home
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Ford City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Russellville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Moulton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bank
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Wren
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wren is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Chalybeate Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Wheeler Dam Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Belleview ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Belleview is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- South Florence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Tuscumbia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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 Lawrence 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
- Moulton
- Muscle Shoals
- Russellville
- Town Creek
- 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 King Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lawrence 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 #121212 (King Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #121212 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: Lawrence
- Est. Elev: 202 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hatton
- Location given for King Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5925922 Lon: -87.4986365
- 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 Lawrence, 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> | 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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