A visit to the Lawler 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 Lawler Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lawler Cemetery:
34.3961, -87.8315
The Lawler Cemetery is located in Franklin County<1>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Russellville. Russellville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Lawler Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lawler Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Lawler Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lawler Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lawler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pounders - Quinn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- New Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grissom Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Stone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Wingo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Quinn Memorial Church of Christ Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cleveland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cleveland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Cemetery
- Edgar Chapel FWB Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brock Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pounders Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Walden Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden Cemetery
- Welch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Welch Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery
- Mountain Home Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- McWright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Steadham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Steadham Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steadham Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Lawler Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lawler Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rockwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spruce Pine
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Belgreen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hodges
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Phil Campbell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hackleburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Churntown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Russellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burntout
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Vina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Vina is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Denton ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Denton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Haleyville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Littleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Pleasant Site
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Littleville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Prebble ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Lawler Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lawler Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Haleyville
- Hamilton
- Phil Campbell
- Red Bay
- Russellville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Lawler Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Lawler Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #152002 (Lawler Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #152002 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 276 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Isbell
- Location given for Lawler Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3962076 Lon: -87.831422
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lawler Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
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