A visit to the Longer 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 Longer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Longer Cemetery:
32.5768, -87.8278
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Longer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Longer Cemetery is located in Greene County<2>.
The county seat for Greene County is located in Eutaw. Eutaw lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the north of the Longer Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Longer Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Longer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Longer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Green Oak Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- New Green Oak Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- New Evening Star Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Birdine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Birdine Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdine Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Birdine Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Forkland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21640 <5>
- Logan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Logan Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Cemetery
- Arington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Arington Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arington Cemetery
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jerusalem Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Arcola
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Brasfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Brasfield Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasfield Cemetery
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Creehill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Creehill Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creehill Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- St. John Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- Bird Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bird Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bird Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Forkland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21638 <5>
- Evening Star Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Washington Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- Pickens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pickens Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Morning Star Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
- Hard Bargain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hard Bargain Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard Bargain Cemetery
- Pinetop Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Pinetop Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetop Cemetery
- Houpt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Houpt Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houpt Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Memorial Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Memorial Garden is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Garden
- Memorial Garden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Memorial Garden Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Garden Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Garden Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Demopolis.
- The Memorial Garden Cemetery has also been known as:
- Demopolis Memorial Gardens
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Longer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Longer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Arcola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Arcola is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Demopolis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Aigleville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Aigleville is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aigleville
- Forkland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Forkland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- McDowell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McDowell is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
- Gallion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gallion is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallion
- Prairieville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prairieville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Cedarville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cedarville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Sawyerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pin Hook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pin Hook is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
- Tombigbee ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tombigbee is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombigbee
- Brewersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Brewersville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Coatopa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coatopa is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatopa
- Faunsdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rosemary
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rosemary is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
- Providence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Providence is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Greensboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Moore Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Moore Town is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Town
- Siddonsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Siddonsville is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsville
- Newbern
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Newbern is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Boligee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Miller
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Miller is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Eutaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Arrington
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Arrington is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
- Griffins ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Griffins is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins
- Linden
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Dayton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Dayton is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Lizzieville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Lizzieville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzieville
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 Longer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Greene County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Longer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Demopolis
- Eutaw
- Forkland
- Greensboro
- Linden
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 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 Longer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Greene 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 Longer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #158409 (Longer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #158409 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: Greene
- Est. Elev: 25 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Demopolis
- Location given for Longer Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.5768015 Lon: -87.8277906
- 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 Greene, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Longer 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. |