A visit to the Lovejoy 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 Lovejoy Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lovejoy Cemetery:
32.7035, -85.9400
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lovejoy Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lovejoy Cemetery is located in Elmore County<2>.
The county seat for Elmore County is located in Wetumpka. Wetumpka lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the southwest of the Lovejoy Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lovejoy Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Lovejoy Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lovejoy Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Benson - Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Watson Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Watson Chapel Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Chapel Cemetery
- The Watson Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Watson Chapel Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- County Line Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Cotton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cotton Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Cemetery
- The Cotton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kent - Holley Cemetery
- Thrash Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Thrash Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrash Cemetery
- Guthrie Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Guthrie Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie Cemetery
- Hornsby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hornsby Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornsby Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- John Johnston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The John Johnston Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Johnston Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Benson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Benson Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Benson Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southwest of Dadeville.
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Grove Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Eclectic.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2193375 <5>
- Harper Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Harper Hill Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Hill Cemetery
- Mask Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mask Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mask Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- The Liberty Cemetery has also been known as:
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23983 <5>
- Harmony Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bullard Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bullard Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope 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 Lovejoy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lovejoy Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Irma ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Irma is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irma
- Jordan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jordan is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Kent
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Susannah ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Susannah is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susannah
- Benson ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Benson is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Eclectic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Erie ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Erie is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Our Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Our Town is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Town
- Central
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Central is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Reeltown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Reeltown is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeltown
- Equality
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Equality is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
- Seman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Seman is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seman
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Claud
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Claud is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claud
- Tallassee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- East Tallassee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- East Tallassee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tallassee
- Tallapoosa City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tallapoosa City is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa City
- Church Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Church Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Alkehatchee ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Alkehatchee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkehatchee
- Fishpond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fishpond is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishpond
- Agricola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Agricola is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Liberty City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Ray
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ray is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Dadeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nixburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nixburg is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
- Jacksons' Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cottage Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
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 Lovejoy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Elmore County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lovejoy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Dadeville
- Eclectic
- Erie - Historic
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Lovejoy Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Elmore 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 Lovejoy Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #137251 (Lovejoy Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #137251 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: Elmore
- Est. Elev: 158 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Red Hill
- Location given for Lovejoy Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.7034632 Lon: -85.9399616
- 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 Elmore, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Lovejoy 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. |
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