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:
34.6693, -86.4911
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 Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Huntsville. Huntsville lies just to the northwest of the King Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the King Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from King Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Drake Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Drake Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake Cemetery
- Moore - Holmes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bailey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Lyon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lyon Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Cemetery
- Grayson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Grayson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson Cemetery
- Hayes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Hayes Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Cemetery
- Big Cove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Big Cove Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove Cemetery
- Drake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Drake Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Vann Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Vann Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vann Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Fleming Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fleming Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fleming Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast of Huntsville.
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- Hines Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hines Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hines Cemetery
- Cobb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cobb Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cemetery
- Beason Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Beason Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beason Cemetery
- Potts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Potts Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The King Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Hobbs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hobbs Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Cemetery
- Brazelton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Brazelton Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazelton Cemetery
- Collier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Echols Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Echols Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Sublett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sublett Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 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:
- Big Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Berkley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Greenwycke Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- English Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Owens' Cross Roads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gurley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brownsboro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ryland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chelsea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Whitesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Maysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Lincoln
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Huntsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mercury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mercury is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
- Chase
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chase is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Country Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Country Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Paint Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Normal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lacey's Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rideout Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Woodville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Moore's Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
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. The following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The King Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Madison 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 #121214 (King Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #121214 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 195 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Moontown
- Location given for King Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6692576 Lon: -86.4911001
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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 Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |