A visit to the Lankford Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Lankford Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Lankford Cemetery (FG ID #23904).
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 Lankford Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lankford Cemetery:
34.4694, -85.7291
The Lankford Cemetery is located in DeKalb County<2>.
The county seat for DeKalb County is located in Fort Payne. Fort Payne lies just to the south southeast of the Lankford Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lankford Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Lankford Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lankford Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Glenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Mountain View Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Herman Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Herman Cemetery
- Hammack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hammack Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammack Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Sulphur Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Husky Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Husky Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Husky Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Town Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Town Creek Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Whitehall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Broadway Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- King Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The King Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Howards Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Price Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Price Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price 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 Lankford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lankford Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fort Payne
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Douglas
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Douglas is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Pine Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Chavies
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Luna ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Luna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
- Bootsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Adamsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cordell ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cordell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Rainsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Alpine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Alpine is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Sylvania
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
- Guest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dog Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dog Town is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Sigsbee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sigsbee is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
- Shiloh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Lickskillet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blanche
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Valley Head
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hammondville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Clyde ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clyde is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Taft
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mentone
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Powell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fyffe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Lankford Cemetery. The following communities are located in DeKalb County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lankford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fort Payne
- Fyffe
- Rainsville
- Valley Head
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 Lankford Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to DeKalb 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 Lankford Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #23904
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #150326 (Lankford Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #150326 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: DeKalb
- Est. Elev: 262 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fort Payne
- Location given for Lankford Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4695317 Lon: -85.729412
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including DeKalb, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lankford 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. |