A visit to the Lower 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 Lower Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lower Cemetery:
34.2637, -87.8275
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lower Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Lower Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Hamilton. Hamilton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the southwest of the Lower Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Lower Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Lower Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lower Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cochran Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Cedar Tree Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Miller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- New Prospect Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Lindsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Cemetery
- Lawler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lawler Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lawler Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Hodges.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23916 <5>
- Federick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Federick Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federick Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Fortner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Fortner Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortner Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fortner Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Hackleburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22848 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Cleveland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Cleveland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Cemetery
- Lindsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Cemetery
- Old Line Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Line Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Line Cemetery
- The Old Line Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Lion Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Weatherly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Weatherly Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherly Cemetery
- Mountain Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Lower Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Lower Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hackleburg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hackleburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Bear Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hodges
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Phil Campbell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Spruce Pine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
- Thornhill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Thornhill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
- Haleyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hamilton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Boar Tush
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Boar Tush is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boar Tush
- Boar Tush has also been known as:
- Boar Tusk
- Boartush
- Boartusk
- Weston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Weston is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Churntown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Churntown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
- Rockwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rockwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Delmar
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Delmar is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
- Littleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Littleville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Glen Mary
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Mary is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Mary
- Vina
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Vina is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Belgreen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Belgreen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
- Pebble
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
- Prebble ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Prebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prebble
- Pikeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pikeville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Stinson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Stinson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Yampertown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Yampertown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yampertown
- Twin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Twin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Brilliant
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Natural Bridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Russellville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Burntout
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burntout is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntout
- Burntout has also been known as:
- Burn Out
- Burnout
- Burnt Out
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 Lower Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lower Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Haleyville
- Hamilton
- Phil Campbell
- Russellville
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 professional and volunteer 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 Lower Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Marion 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 Lower Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #152166 (Lower Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #152166 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 277 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hackleburg
- Location given for Lower Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.2637091 Lon: -87.827531
- 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 Marion, 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 from Point A (ie- Lower 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. |