A visit to the Lily 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 Lily Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lily Cemetery:
32.0482, -88.1631
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lily Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lily Cemetery is located in Choctaw County<2>.
The county seat for Choctaw County is located in Butler. Butler lies just to the northwest of the Lily Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lily Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lily Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wesley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Wesley Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Cemetery
- Marvin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Marvin Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Cemetery
- Sykes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Sykes Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykes Cemetery
- Bush Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bush Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Cemetery
- Canathan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Canathan Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canathan Cemetery
- Spencer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Spencer Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The White Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Butler City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Butler City Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler City Cemetery
- Cedar Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Putnam Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Putnam Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Cemetery
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- Red House Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Red House Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Resthaven Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Morning Star Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mt. Mariah Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Mariah Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Mariah Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lily Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lily Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Butler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Red Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Red Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Putnam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Putnam is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Lavaca
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lavaca is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
- Morvin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Morvin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morvin
- Barrons ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Barrons is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrons
- Lisman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lisman is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Needham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Needham is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Nanafalia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Nanafalia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia
- Choctaw City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Choctaw City is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw City
- Toxey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Toxey is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Jachin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jachin is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jachin
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pennington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pennington is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Womack Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Womack Hill is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Hill
- Campbell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Tompkinsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Gilbertown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cromwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cromwell is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Pushmataha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pushmataha is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pushmataha
- Okatuppa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Okatuppa is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okatuppa
- West Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- West Bend is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- Aimwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Aimwell is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
- Pelham
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pelham is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Sweet Water
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Half Acre
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Half Acre is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
- Former names for Half Acre:
- Hell's Half Acre
- Luther's Store
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 Lily Cemetery. The following communities are located in Choctaw County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lily Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Lily Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Choctaw 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 Lily Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1805549 (Lily Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1805549 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: Choctaw
- Est. Elev: 29 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Butler
- Location given for Lily Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.0482038 Lon: -88.1630735
- 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 Choctaw, 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 from Point A (ie- Lily 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. |