A visit to the Leigh 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 Leigh Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Leigh Cemetery:
34.6984, -87.5136
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Leigh Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Leigh Cemetery is located in Colbert County<2>.
The county seat for Colbert County is located in Tuscumbia. Tuscumbia lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Leigh Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Leigh Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Leigh Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Leigh Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wilson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Preuit Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Preuit Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preuit Cemetery
- Gargis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Gargis Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargis Cemetery
- Glendale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Glendale Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Cemetery
- Mayers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mayers Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayers Cemetery
- Rand Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rand Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rand Cemetery
- LaGrange Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The LaGrange Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange Cemetery
- Blythe Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The King Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The King Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Madding Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Madding Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madding Cemetery
- Shaw Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Stanley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- The Mt. Pleasant Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24734 <5>
- Peden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Peden Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peden Cemetery
- Aycock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Aycock Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aycock Cemetery
- Cal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cal Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cal Cemetery
- Dillahunty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Dillahunty Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillahunty Cemetery
- Midway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Leigh Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Leigh Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Leighton
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Edmond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Nitrate City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- Spring Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Town Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ford City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Muscle Shoals
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Mehama ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mehama is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehama
- Red Bank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Bainbridge ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bainbridge is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Belleview ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belleview is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Wilson Dam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
- White House Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- White House Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Springs
- Hatton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Wheeler Dam Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- South Florence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Tuscumbia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Littleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Courtland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Courtland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Killen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Florence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Canaan ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Canaan is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Sheffield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
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 Leigh Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Colbert County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Leigh Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Courtland
- Florence
- Leighton
- Muscle Shoals
- Sheffield
- Town Creek
- Tuscumbia
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 Leigh Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Colbert 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 Leigh Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #121494 (Leigh Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #121494 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: Colbert
- Est. Elev: 183 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Leighton
- Location given for Leigh Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.698423 Lon: -87.513637
- 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 Colbert, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Leigh 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> | 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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