A visit to the Lightfoot 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 Lightfoot Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lightfoot Cemetery:
31.7521, -86.3211
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lightfoot Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lightfoot Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County<2>.
The county seat for Crenshaw County is located in Luverne. Luverne lies just to the southeast of the Lightfoot Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lightfoot Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the Lightfoot Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lightfoot Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rutledge Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Rutledge Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge Cemetery
- Vernledge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Vernledge Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernledge Cemetery
- Siloam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Siloam Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Emmaus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Black Rock Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Black Rock Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Bedgood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bedgood Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedgood Cemetery
- Star of Hope MB Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Wren Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Wren Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Cemetery
- Clarke Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Clarke Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarke Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Dry Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Dry Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Damascus Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Damascus Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Cemetery
- Camerons Chapel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wingard Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Wingard Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Petrey Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- The Petrey Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lightfoot Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lightfoot Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cherokee Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Rutledge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Vernledge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Vernledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernledge
- Luverne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Vidette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Social Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Honoraville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Honoraville is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honoraville
- Petrey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Glenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Merrill Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Merrill Mill is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Mill
- Goshen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Wingard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wingard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Brantley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Peacock ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Hallsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Highland Home
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Leon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Leon is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Lapine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Lapine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Henderson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Henderson is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Ansley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ansley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Bullock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Youngblood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Youngblood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Kent
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kent is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
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 Lightfoot Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Crenshaw County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lightfoot Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Lightfoot 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 Lightfoot Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #121609 (Lightfoot Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #121609 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: 119 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fullers Crossroads
- Location given for Lightfoot Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.7520998 Lon: -86.3210745
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lightfoot 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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