A visit to the Living 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 Living Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Living Cemetery:
32.1065, -87.7044
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Living Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Living Cemetery is located in Marengo County<2>.
The county seat for Marengo County is located in Linden. Linden lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Living Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Living Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Living Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Living Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Laurel Presbyterian Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shop Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Shop Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Cemetery
- Christian Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs Cemetery
- Hosea Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hosea Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosea Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southwest of Thomaston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24708 <5>
- Mooring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mooring Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooring Cemetery
- Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Union Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Dunning Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dunning Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunning Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Arbor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Arbor Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Mormons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mormons Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormons Cemetery
- Paradise Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Paradise Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Pearson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Pearson Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson Cemetery
- Dixon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Dixon Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon Cemetery
- Morrisette Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Morrisette Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisette Cemetery
- Goose Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Goose Creek Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Creek 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 Living Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Living Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Magnolia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Dixon's Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
- Ellison ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ellison is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
- Vineland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Vineland is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Moss ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Moss is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Arlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Anne Manie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Anne Manie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anne Manie
- Lamison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lamison is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamison
- Atkeison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Atkeison is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkeison
- Kimbrough
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kimbrough is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrough
- Sweet Water
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Pine Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Flatwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flatwood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
- Thomaston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Thomaston is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Hugo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hugo is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Aimwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Aimwell is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
- Thomasville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bethel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Half Acre
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Glover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glover is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Linden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Catherine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Catherine is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
- Consul
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Consul is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Consul
- Crenshaw ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Crenshaw is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
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 Living Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marengo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Living Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Linden
- Thomaston
- Thomasville
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 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 Living Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Marengo 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 Living Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1867898 (Living Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1867898 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: Marengo
- Est. Elev: 105 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Surginer
- Location given for Living Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.1065366 Lon: -87.7044503
- 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 Marengo, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Living 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. |