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A visit to the Lipscomb Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Lipscomb Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lipscomb Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lipscomb Cemetery

Lat:   34.2026°   (34° 12' 9")

Lon:   -86.0139°   (-86° 0' 50")

The Lipscomb Cemetery is located in DeKalb County<2>.

The county seat for DeKalb County is located in Fort Payne. Fort Payne lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the northeast of the Lipscomb Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Lipscomb Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lipscomb Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Scott Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Scott Cemetery is located in Etowah County
  • Corinth Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corinth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corinth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Corinth Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
  • Freedom Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freedom Baptist Church Cemetery
    • The Freedom Baptist Church Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
    • The Freedom Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Corinth Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
  • Bristow Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bristow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bristow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bristow Cemetery is located in Etowah County
  • Forester Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forester Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Forester Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
  • Whitesboro Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitesboro Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitesboro Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Whitesboro Cemetery is located in Etowah County
  • Duck Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duck Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duck Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Duck Springs Cemetery is located in Etowah County
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Etowah County
  • Marvin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marvin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marvin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Marvin Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
  • Hibbs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hibbs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hibbs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hibbs Cemetery is located in Etowah County
  • Leath Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leath Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leath Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Leath Cemetery is located in Etowah County
  • Patrick Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patrick Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patrick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Patrick Cemetery is located in Etowah County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Blessing Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blessing Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blessing Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blessing Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • Union First Congregational Methodist (FCM) Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union First Congregational Methodist (FCM) Cemetery
      • The Union First Congregational Methodist (FCM) Cemetery is located in Marshall County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Union First Congregational Methodist (FCM) Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Boaz.
      • The Union First Congregational Methodist (FCM) Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Union Cemetery
      • Union Church Cemetery
      • Union First Methodist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26801 <5>
    • Bethsaida Baptist Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethsaida Baptist Church Cemetery
      • The Bethsaida Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Marshall County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethsaida Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Boaz.
      • The Bethsaida Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Bethsaida Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21588 <5>
    • Sardis Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sardis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sardis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sardis Cemetery is located in Etowah County
    • Thrasher Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thrasher Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thrasher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Thrasher Cemetery is located in Etowah County
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Etowah County
    • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Etowah County
    • Harbour Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harbour Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harbour Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harbour Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
    • Mathis Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mathis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mathis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mathis Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
    • Gilbreath Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilbreath Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilbreath Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gilbreath Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
    • Union Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Grove Cemetery is located in DeKalb County

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 Lipscomb Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lipscomb Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Marcus ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marcus have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
    • Marcus is located in DeKalb County
  • Yancy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yancy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy
    • Yancy is located in Etowah County
  • Rodentown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
    • Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
  • Whitesboro
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
    • Whitesboro is located in Etowah County
  • Duck Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Duck Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
    • Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
  • Keener
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keener. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
    • Keener is located in Etowah County
  • Mount Zion ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Zion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
    • Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
  • Haworth ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haworth have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
    • Haworth is located in Etowah County
  • Crossville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Rains ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
    • Rains is located in DeKalb County
  • Sardis City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sardis City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
    • Sardis City is located in Etowah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
  • Cotnam
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cotnam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
    • Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Mountainboro
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountainboro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
      • Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
    • Carlisle
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Carlisle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
      • Carlisle is located in Etowah County
    • Crudup
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crudup. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crudup
      • Crudup is located in Etowah County
    • Boaz
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boaz
      • Boaz is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,706 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boaz <7>
    • Reece City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece City
      • Reece City is located in Etowah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
    • Dawson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
      • Dawson is located in DeKalb County
    • Wilsonia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilsonia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonia
      • Wilsonia is located in Etowah County
    • Collinsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Greer ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
      • Greer is located in Etowah County
    • Anderson
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
      • Anderson is located in Etowah County
    • Turkeytown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
      • Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
    • Rogers
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rogers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
      • Rogers is located in DeKalb County
    • Geraldine
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)

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 Lipscomb Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in DeKalb County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lipscomb Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Lipscomb Cemetery:

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 Lipscomb Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #158859  (Lipscomb Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #158859 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Rodentown
    • County: DeKalb         Elev: 343
    • Location given for GNIS #158859 (Lipscomb Cemetery)

The official website for DeKalb County: www.dekalbcountyal.us/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

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 DeKalb, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Lipscomb Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2026, Longitude: -86.0139       In this case, the coordinates for the Lipscomb Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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