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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 Pleasant Site Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   34.5438°   (34° 32' 37")

Lon:   -88.0839°   (-88° 5' 2")

The Lower Pleasant Site Cemetery is located in Franklin County<1>.

The county seat for Franklin County is located in Russellville. Russellville lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the east of the Lower Pleasant Site Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Lower Pleasant Site Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Alabama:
  • Pages specific to Franklin County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Lower Pleasant Site Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Lower Pleasant Site Cemetery.

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

    • Good Springs ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
      • Good Springs is located in Colbert County
    • Belmont
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
      • Belmont is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <4>
    • Golden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
      • Golden is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden <4>
    • Red Bay
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Burntout
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntout
      • Burntout is located in Franklin County
      • Burntout has also been known as:
      • Burn Out
      • Burnout
      • Burnt Out
    • Denton ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
      • Denton is located in Colbert County
    • Bishop
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bishop have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
      • Bishop is located in Colbert County
    • Dennis
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
      • Dennis is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
    • Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slickrock Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
      • Slickrock Ford is located in Franklin County
    • Tishomingo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Vina
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vina have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
      • Vina is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
    • Paden
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
      • Paden is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Continue List   (6 more) ...
      • Belgreen
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
        • Belgreen is located in Franklin County
      • Midway
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
        • Midway is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
      • Red Rock
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
        • Red Rock is located in Colbert County
      • Cherokee
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Oldham
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
        • Oldham is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
      • Hodges
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hodges have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
        • Hodges is located in Franklin County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodges <4>

    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 Pleasant Site Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Belmont
      • Belmont lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Lower Pleasant Site Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Belmont.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Cherokee
      • Cherokee lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Lower Pleasant Site Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cherokee.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
    • Iuka
      • Iuka lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Lower Pleasant Site Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Iuka.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iuka
    • Red Bay
      • Red Bay lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Lower Pleasant Site Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Red Bay.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bay
    • Russellville

    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 Pleasant Site Cemetery.<5>

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

    • James Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The James Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James Cemetery
    • Bolton Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bolton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bolton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bolton Cemetery
    • Patterson Strickland Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Russell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Russell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Russell Cemetery is located in Colbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Russell Cemetery
    • Mann Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mann Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mann Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mann Cemetery
    • Sally Burns Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sally Burns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sally Burns Cemetery is located in Colbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sally Burns Cemetery
    • Old Union Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Union Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Union Cemetery
    • Weatherbee Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Creek Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Cedar Creek Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • The Cedar Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cedar Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Cedar Creek / White Oak Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Creek Cemetery
    • Finley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Finley Cemetery is located in Colbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finley Cemetery
    • Burns Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Burns Cemetery is located in Colbert County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burns Cemetery
    • Forest Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Pittsburg Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pittsburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pittsburg Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pittsburg Cemetery
      • Byram Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Byram Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Byram Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byram Cemetery
      • Hale Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hale Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hale Cemetery
      • Epps Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Epps Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Epps Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Epps Cemetery
      • White Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The White Cemetery is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Cemetery
      • Hillcrest Memorial Gardens
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Halltown Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Blue Lick Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Blue Lick Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Blue Lick Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Lick Cemetery

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

    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 Pleasant Site Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #152168  (Lower Pleasant Site Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #152168 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: Pleasant Site
      • County: Franklin         Elev: 152
      • Location given for GNIS #152168 (Lower Pleasant Site Cemetery)

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

    Footnotes ...

    <1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Lower Pleasant Site Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5438, Longitude: -88.0839    
    <3>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.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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.
    <7>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.




 

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