A visit to the Kirby 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 Kirby Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kirby Cemetery:
34.5065, -86.1255
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Kirby Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Kirby Cemetery is located in Marshall County<2>.
The county seat for Marshall County is located in Guntersville. Guntersville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Kirby Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Kirby Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kirby Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McFarland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The McFarland Cemetery is located in Marshall County
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- McFarlane Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The McFarlane Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlane Cemetery
- Rainey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Rainey Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainey Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Vaught Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Vaught Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaught Cemetery
- McCamy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The McCamy Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCamy Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Woosley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Woosley Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woosley Cemetery
- Roman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Roman Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roman Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Preston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Preston Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Center Point Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Center Point Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point Cemetery
- Langston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Langston Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston Cemetery
- Gross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Gross Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Kirby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Kirby Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Cemetery
- Nicholson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Nicholson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson 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 Kirby Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kirby Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Langston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mid ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Columbus City Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Columbus City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Grove Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Grant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Aspel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Peters ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Chigger Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Hix ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hix is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Section
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- North ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Whiton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Gibson Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gibson Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Crossroads
- Rock City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Lim Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Rogers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Lakeview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Luttrell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Luttrell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Woodville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Geraldine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Powell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Powell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
- Scottsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Larkinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
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 Kirby Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marshall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Kirby Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbus City
- Geraldine
- Scottsboro
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 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 Kirby Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Marshall 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 Kirby Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #121248 (Kirby Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #121248 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: Marshall
- Est. Elev: 203 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Swearengin
- Location given for Kirby Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5064761 Lon: -86.1255354
- 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 Marshall, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kirby 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. |