RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Alabama >> Pickens County >> Lower CemeteryIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Alabama

The Commemorative Quarter for Alabama





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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Lower Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Lower Cemetery

Lat:   33.2193°   (33° 13' 9")

Lon:   -88.2664°   (-88° 15' 59")

The Lower Cemetery is located in Pickens County<2>.

The county seat for Pickens County is located in Carrollton. Carrollton lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Lower Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Lower Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Lower Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Upper Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Upper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Upper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Upper Cemetery is located in Pickens County
  • New Cumberland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Cumberland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Cumberland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Cumberland Cemetery is located in Pickens County
  • Ross Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ross Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ross Cemetery is located in Pickens County
  • Brewer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brewer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brewer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brewer Cemetery is located in Noxubee County (MS)
  • Bigbee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bigbee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bigbee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bigbee Cemetery is located in Pickens County
  • Bigbee Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bigbee Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bigbee Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bigbee Valley Cemetery is located in Noxubee County (MS)
  • Roberson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Roberson Cemetery is located in Noxubee County (MS)
  • Brewer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brewer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brewer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brewer Cemetery is located in Noxubee County (MS)
  • Bradford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bradford Cemetery is located in Pickens County
  • Spring Hill Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Spring Hill Church Cemetery is located in Pickens County
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Pickens County
  • Old Christian Love Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Christian Love Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Christian Love Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Christian Love Cemetery is located in Noxubee County (MS)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Garden Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Garden Cemetery is located in Pickens County
    • Fleming Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fleming Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fleming Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fleming Cemetery is located in Pickens County
    • Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Pickens County
    • Spiller Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spiller Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spiller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spiller Cemetery is located in Pickens County
    • Brooks Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooks Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brooks Cemetery is located in Pickens County
    • Memphis Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memphis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memphis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Memphis Cemetery is located in Pickens County
    • Aliceville Memorial Gardens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aliceville Memorial Gardens
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aliceville Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Aliceville Memorial Gardens is located in Pickens County
    • Spring Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Pickens County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 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.

  • Pickensville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
    • Pickensville is located in Pickens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
  • Beaver Town
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Town
    • Beaver Town is located in Pickens County
  • Archer
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
    • Archer is located in Pickens County
  • Ravine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ravine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
    • Ravine is located in Noxubee County (MS)
  • Memphis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
    • Memphis is located in Pickens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
  • Garden
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Garden. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
    • Garden is located in Pickens County
  • McMullen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McMullen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen
    • McMullen is located in Pickens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
  • Aliceville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Carrollton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
    • Carrollton is located in Pickens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
  • Harlan ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harlan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
    • Harlan is located in Noxubee County (MS)
  • Macedonia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macedonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
    • Macedonia is located in Pickens County
  • Deerbrook
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
    • Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County (MS)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • McShan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McShan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
      • McShan is located in Pickens County
    • Ethelsville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ethelsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
      • Ethelsville is located in Pickens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
    • Olney
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Olney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
      • Olney is located in Pickens County
    • Stansel
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansel
      • Stansel is located in Pickens County
    • Stafford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
      • Stafford is located in Pickens County
    • Coal Fire
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coal Fire. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
      • Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
    • New Hope
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
      • New Hope is located in Lowndes County (MS)
    • Cooksville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cooksville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
      • Cooksville is located in Noxubee County (MS)

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 Pickens County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Lower Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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:

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 #152165  (Lower Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #152165 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Pickensville
    • County: Pickens         Elev: 72
    • Location given for GNIS #152165 (Lower Cemetery)

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

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 Pickens, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Lower Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2193, Longitude: -88.2664       In this case, the coordinates for the Lower Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

Copyright 2025
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 28 Apr 2025