A visit to the Macedonia 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 Macedonia Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Macedonia Cemetery:
32.9543, -85.4811
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Chambers County<2>.
The county seat for Chambers County is located in LaFayette. LaFayette lies just to the southeast of the Macedonia Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Macedonia Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Macedonia Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Macedonia Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Rock Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sandy Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Sandy Ridge Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge Cemetery
- Hill - Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blanton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Blanton Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton Cemetery
- Chappell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Chappell Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chappell Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Sims Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- New Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony Cemetery
- Waites Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Waites Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waites Cemetery
- Old Harmony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Harmony Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Harmony Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Finley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- St. John UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Handy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Handy Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy Cemetery
- Lafayette Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Lafayette Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lafayette Cemetery
- Sharps Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Sharps Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharps Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Macedonia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Macedonia Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chapel Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Penton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Penton is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- LaFayette
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Blackman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Blackman is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman
- Milltown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Milltown is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Dudleyville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Dudleyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
- Five Points
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Five Points is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Frog Eye
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Frog Eye is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Eye
- Clackville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Clackville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
- Red Level
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Red Level is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Abanda
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Abanda is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanda
- Boyds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boyds is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Fredonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fredonia is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Stroud
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stroud is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud
- Doublehead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Doublehead is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
- Truett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Truett is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
- Daviston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Matilda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
- Wadley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Peavy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Peavy is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
- Slaughters ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Slaughters is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Camp Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forester Chapel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
- Roanoke
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cusseta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Standing Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Standing Rock is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- Almond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Almond is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Motley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Motley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Emuckfaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
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 Macedonia Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chambers County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Macedonia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Camp Hill
- LaFayette
- Roanoke
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 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 Macedonia Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Chambers 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 Macedonia Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #147444 (Macedonia Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #147444 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: Chambers
- Est. Elev: 240 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lafayette
- Location given for Macedonia Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.9542912 Lon: -85.4810621
- 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 Chambers, 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 from Point A (ie- Macedonia 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. |