A visit to the Little Sandy 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 Little Sandy Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Little Sandy Cemetery:
33.1035, -87.5545
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Little Sandy Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Little Sandy Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County<2>.
The county seat for Tuscaloosa County is located in Tuscaloosa. Tuscaloosa lies just to the north of the Little Sandy Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Little Sandy Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Little Sandy Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Little Sandy Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Big Sandy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Big Sandy Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Taylorville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Taylorville Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorville Cemetery
- Cedar Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Oak Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Oak Cemetery
- Big Sandy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Big Sandy Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Gilgal Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gilgal Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilgal Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Gilgal Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gilgal Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23009 <5>
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- Hulls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hulls Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Cemetery
- Shake Rag Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Shake Rag Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shake Rag Cemetery
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Darden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Darden Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darden Cemetery
- Memory Hill Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Memory Hill Gardens is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Hill Gardens
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- West Highland Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beautiful Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Dry Creek Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Little Sandy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Little Sandy Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sahama Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sahama Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahama Village
- Tuscaloosa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ingleside Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ingleside Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside Village
- Duncanville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Duncanville is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanville
- Alberta City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Alberta City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta City
- University
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- University is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- Foster's
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Moundville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cottondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Northport
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Holt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Holt is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Wood Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Powers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Powers is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Peterson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peterson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Phipps ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Phipps is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Coaling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
- Coker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ralph
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hagler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hagler is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Lake Front Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Lake Front Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Front Village
- Pearson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pearson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Knoxville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Knoxville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
- Egypt ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Egypt is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Buhl
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buhl is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
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 Little Sandy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tuscaloosa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Little Sandy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Moundville
- Tuscaloosa
- University
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 either 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 Little Sandy Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Tuscaloosa 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 Little Sandy Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #162807 (Little Sandy Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #162807 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: Tuscaloosa
- Est. Elev: 53 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Englewood
- Location given for Little Sandy Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.1034545 Lon: -87.5544504
- 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 Tuscaloosa, 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 from Point A (ie- Little Sandy 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. |