A visit to the Kirk 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 Kirk Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Kirk Cemetery:
34.7379, -86.2919
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Kirk Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Kirk Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Scottsboro. Scottsboro lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Kirk Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Kirk Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Kirk Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Kirk Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Tipton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Tipton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Cemetery
- Rousseau Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Rousseau Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau Cemetery
- Latham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Latham Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham Cemetery
- Rousseau Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Rousseau Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Flanagan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Flanagan Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flanagan Cemetery
- Bingham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bingham Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bingham Cemetery
- Rousseau Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Rousseau Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rousseau Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Trenton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Trenton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Moon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Moon Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Cemetery
- Roberson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Roberson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberson Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Morring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Morring Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morring Cemetery
- Pleasant Mount Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Clay Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Hollytree Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hollytree Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Kirk Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Kirk Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Trenton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Groves
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Gurley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Paint Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- Hollytree
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hollytree is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
- Woodville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lim Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Princeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Princeton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Maysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Brownsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Beachboro ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beachboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachboro
- Berkley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Aspel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Larkinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ryland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Skyline
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Skyline is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Baileytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Baileytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Big Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Owens' Cross Roads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tupelo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tupelo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
- Maynard Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Maynard Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard Cove
- Estillfork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Estillfork is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estillfork
- Country Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Country Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Kirk Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Kirk Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #121249 (Kirk Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #121249 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 200 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Paint Rock
- Location given for Kirk Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7378655 Lon: -86.2919297
- 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 Jackson, 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- Kirk 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. |