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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. 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 Little Sandy Cemetery ...

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>

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

Lat:   33.1035°   (33° 6' 12")

Lon:   -87.5545°   (-87° 33' 16")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Sandy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Sandy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Big Sandy Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Taylorville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylorville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylorville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Taylorville Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Cedar Oak Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cedar Oak Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Big Sandy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Sandy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Sandy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Big Sandy Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Center Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Center Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Gilgal Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilgal Baptist Church Cemetery
    • The Gilgal Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jerusalem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jerusalem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Hulls Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hulls Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hulls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hulls Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Shake Rag Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shake Rag Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shake Rag Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shake Rag Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Pine Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Darden Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Darden Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Darden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Darden Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Memory Hill Gardens
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memory Hill Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memory Hill Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Memory Hill Gardens is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • 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 Tuscaloosa County
    • West Highland Memorial Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Highland Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Highland Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The West Highland Memorial Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Beautiful Zion Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beautiful Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beautiful Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beautiful Zion Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Dry Creek Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dry Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dry Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dry Creek Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Zion Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Mt. Sinai Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Sinai Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Sinai Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sahama Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahama Village
    • Sahama Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Tuscaloosa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Ingleside Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingleside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside Village
    • Ingleside Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Duncanville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncanville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanville
    • Duncanville is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Alberta City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alberta City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta City
    • Alberta City is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • University
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for University. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
    • University is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Foster's
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Moundville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moundville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundville
    • Moundville is located in Hale County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,497 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moundville <6>
  • Cottondale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
    • Cottondale is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottondale <6>
  • Northport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Holt
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
    • Holt is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Wood Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
    • Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Powers
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Powers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
      • Powers is located in Hale County
    • Peterson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peterson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
      • Peterson is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Phipps ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Phipps. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
      • Phipps is located in Hale County
    • Coaling
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coaling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
      • Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
    • Coker
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker
      • Coker is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coker <6>
    • Ralph
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Hagler
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hagler. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
      • Hagler is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Lake Front Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Front Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Front Village
      • Lake Front Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Pearson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
      • Pearson is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Knoxville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knoxville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knoxville
      • Knoxville is located in Greene County
    • Egypt ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egypt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
      • Egypt is located in Bibb County
    • Buhl
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buhl have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
      • Buhl is located in Tuscaloosa County

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.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we 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:

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: GNIS record #162807 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: Englewood
    • County: Tuscaloosa         Elev: 53
    • Location given for GNIS #162807 (Little Sandy Cemetery)

The official website for Tuscaloosa County: www.co.tuscaloosa.al.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 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Little Sandy Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1035, Longitude: -87.5545       In this case, the coordinates for the Little Sandy 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.




 

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