A visit to the Leon 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 Leon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Leon Cemetery:
31.5602, -86.3916
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Leon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Leon Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County<2>.
The county seat for Crenshaw County is located in Luverne. Luverne lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Leon Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Leon Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Leon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Leon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Good Hope Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Camerons Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dozier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Dozier Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
- Clarke Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Clarke Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke Cemetery
- Bozeman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bozeman Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bozeman Cemetery
- Brantley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Brantley Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantley Cemetery
- Oakey Streak Methodist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Oakey Streak Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Streak Methodist Church Cemetery
- The Oakey Streak Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oakey Streak Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25091 <5>
- Oaky Streak Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Oaky Streak Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Carter Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Consolation Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Consolation Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Consolation Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Leon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Leon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Leon
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Leon is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Merrill Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Merrill Mill is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Mill
- Dozier
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rose Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Brantley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Oaky Streak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak
- Peacock ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Gantt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gantt is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Antioch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Antioch is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Bullock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Rutledge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Cherokee Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pine Level
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Level is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Luverne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Industry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Industry is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Heath
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Heath is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Glenwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vernledge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Vernledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernledge
- Red Level
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Level is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- River Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- River Falls is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Danleys Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Danleys Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleys Crossroads
- Zoar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Zoar is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Social Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Vidette
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Sanford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Curtis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
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 Leon Cemetery. The following communities are located in Crenshaw County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Leon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Leon Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Crenshaw 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 Leon Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #154621 (Leon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #154621 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: Crenshaw
- Est. Elev: 144 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Leon
- Location given for Leon Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.5601618 Lon: -86.3916277
- 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 Crenshaw, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Leon 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |