A visit to the Locklayer 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 Locklayer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Locklayer Cemetery:
34.6876, -87.1703
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Locklayer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Locklayer Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<2>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Moulton. Moulton lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Locklayer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Locklayer Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Locklayer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Locklayer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cramer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Cramer Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cramer Cemetery
- Shackelford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Shackelford Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackelford Cemetery
- Foster - Davis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Barclay Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Barclay Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay Cemetery
- Graves Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Graves Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Flower Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Flower Hill Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Hill Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Swoope Cemetery #2
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Swoope Cemetery #2 is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
- The Swoope Cemetery #2 is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swoope Cemetery #2
- Be careful, some people have confused the Swoope Cemetery #2 with the Locklayer Cemetery - and also the Swoope Cemetery #3 (located 3 miles to the southwest) and the Swoope Cemetery #4 (located 2 miles to the southwest).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2381338 <5>
- Ennix Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ennix Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ennix Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- McBride Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The McBride Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Elliott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Elliott Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
- Newman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Newman Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Pointer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pointer Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pointer Cemetery
- Brides Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Brides Hill Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brides Hill Cemetery
- Cottingham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cottingham Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottingham Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Locklayer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Locklayer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hillsboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ripley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Trinity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Dells Vista Shores
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dells Vista Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells Vista Shores
- North Courtland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Courtland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mountain Home
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Chalybeate Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Moulton Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Confluence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Harris Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Orrville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Tanner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lentzville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Rogersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <6>
- Austinville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Simpson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Decatur
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <6>
- Cairo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Red Bank
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Estep ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Russell Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Athens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Wheeler Dam Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Town Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
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 Locklayer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lawrence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Locklayer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Courtland
- Decatur
- Rogersville
- Town Creek
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Locklayer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lawrence 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 Locklayer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #121951 (Locklayer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #121951 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: Lawrence
- Est. Elev: 178 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hillsboro
- Location given for Locklayer Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6875902 Lon: -87.1702935
- 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 Lawrence, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Locklayer 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. |