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:
34.7770, -86.6600
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 southeast of the King Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the King Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from King Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Seay Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Seay Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seay Cemetery
- Seay Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Seay Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seay Cemetery
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Indian Creek Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek Cemetery
- Scruggs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Scruggs Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Scruggs Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Huntsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26126 <5>
- Maddera Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Maddera Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddera Cemetery
- Conley Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Seay Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Seay Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seay Cemetery
- Love - Wilburn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Huntsville Memory Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Binford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Binford Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binford Cemetery
- East Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The East Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cemetery
- Northside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Northside Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northside Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Brandon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Brandon Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Cemetery
- Taylor Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Kelly Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Dement Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Dement Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dement Cemetery
- Hammond - Roult Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Morgan - Thompson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Fowlkes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Fowlkes Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlkes Cemetery
- Holder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Holder Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holder Cemetery
- Bradford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Perkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Nickle - Martin - Rathbone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Jude Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Jude Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jude Cemetery
- Cornelius Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cornelius Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Rideout Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Monrovia
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Huntsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Jeff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Normal
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chelsea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Chase
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Chase is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Madison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mercury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mercury is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
- Meridianville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harvest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Capshaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Greenwycke Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Country Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Country Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Madison Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Toney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moore's Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Center Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Ryland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- English Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Hazel Green
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Garner ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Big Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Brownsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Fairmount
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
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 begin 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 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 #121217 (King Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #121217 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: 234 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Jeff
- Location given for King Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7770347 Lon: -86.6599955
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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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |