A visit to the Lay 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 Lay Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Lay Cemetery (FG ID #461379).
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 Lay Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lay Cemetery:
30.3709, -87.6041
The Lay Cemetery is located in Baldwin County<2>.
The county seat for Baldwin County is located in Bay Minette. Bay Minette lies 36 miles [57.9 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Lay Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lay Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 13 miles [20.9 km] of the Lay Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lay Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Fell Cemetery is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fell Cemetery
- St. Marks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Marks Cemetery is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marks Cemetery
- Prince of Peace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant View Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Josephine Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Community Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Summerdale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Summerdale Cemetery is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerdale Cemetery
- Pine Rest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Pine Rest Cemetery is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Rest Cemetery
- Swift Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Peters Episcopal Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fishermans Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Gilley Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Witt - Brown Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Benton Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oyster Bay Baptist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wallace Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Creek Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Creek Cemetery is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Cemetery
- Nix Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Miller Memorial Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lay Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lay Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Elberta
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Orange Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Foley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Perdido Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bon Secour
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gulf Shores
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Summerdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oyster Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gulf Beach Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lillian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lillian is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillian
- Magnolia Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gulf Beach ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Perdido Key
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Seminole
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Seminole is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
- Yupon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Marlow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Robertsdale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Silverhill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clay City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clay City is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
- Gasque
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Cut ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
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 Lay Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Baldwin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lay Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gulf Shores
- Perdido Key
- Robertsdale
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 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 Lay Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Baldwin 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 Lay Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #461379
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 Baldwin, 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 from Point A (ie- Lay 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. |