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:
33.9387, -87.4083
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 Walker County<2>.
The county seat for Walker County is located in Jasper. Jasper lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southeast 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 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the King Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from King Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Hermon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Mt. Hermon Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hermon Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Keeton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Keeton Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeton Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Edgil Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Edgil Grove Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgil Grove Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Gaddy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Gaddy Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaddy Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The King Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Liberty Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Grove Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove Cemetery
- The Liberty Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Flatwoods Cemetery
- Old Bennett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Old Bennett Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bennett Cemetery
- Old Union MB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- The Old Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Cemetery
- Bethel Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #608998 <5>
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- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Cross Roads Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cross Roads Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wint Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Wint Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wint Cemetery
- Ashbank Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Ashbank Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashbank Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Ashbank Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ashbank Cemetery
- Ashbank Freewill Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2261326 <5>
- Ashbank Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Kings Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Reid Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Reid Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid 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:
- Prospect
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Prospect is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Saragossa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Saragossa is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saragossa
- Edgil
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Edgil is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgil
- Gamble
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Gamble is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble
- Nauvoo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Slicklizzard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Slicklizzard is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slicklizzard
- Carbon Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Townley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Townley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
- Camak Mills ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Camak Mills is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camak Mills
- Kansas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kansas is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- South Lowell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South Lowell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lowell
- Falls City ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Falls City is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Jasper
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lynn is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Farriss
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Farriss is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farriss
- Marylee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Marylee is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marylee
- Eldridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Coal Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Coal Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Slick Ford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Slick Ford is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Ford
- Red Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Red Rock is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Burrows Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Burrows Crossroads is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows Crossroads
- Arley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Double Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Walker County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The King Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carbon Hill
- Double Springs
- Jasper
- Oakman
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 Walker 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 #162321 (King Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #162321 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: Walker
- Est. Elev: 153 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Nauvoo
- Location given for King Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.9387177 Lon: -87.4083444
- 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 Walker, 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' (or 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. |