A visit to the Ligon 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 Ligon Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ligon Cemetery:
34.6559, -87.6448
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ligon Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ligon Cemetery is located in Colbert County<2>.
The county seat for Colbert County is located in Tuscumbia. Tuscumbia lies just to the north northwest of the Ligon Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Ligon Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ligon Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Bickley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bickley Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Cemetery
- Gunn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Gunn Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn Cemetery
- Isbell Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Young Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Ligon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Ligon Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon Cemetery
- Ricks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Ricks Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks Cemetery
- Morning Star Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
- Colbert County Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Henson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Henson Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henson Cemetery
- County Farm Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Gadd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Gadd Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadd Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gadd Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of White House Springs.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22937 <5>
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- Jenkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Aycock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Aycock Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aycock Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Henson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Henson Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henson Cemetery
- LaGrange Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The LaGrange Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange Cemetery
- Rand Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Rand Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rand Cemetery
- Mayers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mayers Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayers Cemetery
- Glendale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Glendale Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Blocker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Blocker Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocker Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ligon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ligon Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Spring Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- White House Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- White House Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Springs
- Littleville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Tuscumbia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Muscle Shoals
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sheffield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Leighton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nitrate City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- South Florence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Canaan ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Canaan is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Mehama ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mehama is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehama
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Edmond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Florence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson Dam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
- Russellville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Ford City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Bainbridge ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bainbridge is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Gatesville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gatesville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Red Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Red Rock is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Town Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Mars Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Green Tree ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
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 Ligon 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 Ligon Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Florence
- Leighton
- Muscle Shoals
- Russellville
- 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 professional and volunteer 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 Ligon 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 Ligon Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #121612 (Ligon Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #121612 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: 149 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tuscumbia
- Location given for Ligon Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6559244 Lon: -87.6447512
- 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 '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- Ligon 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. |