A visit to the Mars Hill Community Church 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 Mars Hill Community Church Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mars Hill Community Church Cemetery:
34.3392, -87.6965
The Mars Hill Community Church Cemetery is located in Franklin County<1>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Russellville. Russellville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north of the Mars Hill Community Church Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mars Hill Community Church Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Mars Hill Community Church Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mars Hill Community Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Center Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dooley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Spruce Pine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Scharnagle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Scharnagle Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scharnagle Cemetery
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Bear Creek #1 Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Arnold Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Dime Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Dime Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dime Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- J.R. Swinney Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fortner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Factory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Factory Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Cemetery
- John Bull Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The John Bull Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Bull Cemetery
- Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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]<2> of the Mars Hill Community Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mars Hill Community Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Phil Campbell
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bear Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Spruce Pine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Churntown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hackleburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Haleyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Littleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pebble
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prebble ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boar Tush
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Russellville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Thornhill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Delmar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belgreen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hodges
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ashridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Mount Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Glen Mary
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
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 Mars Hill Community Church 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 Mars Hill Community Church Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Haleyville
- Phil Campbell
- Russellville
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 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 Mars Hill Community Church Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Mars Hill Community Church Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #122293 (Mars Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #122293 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 301 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Phil Campbell
- Location given for Mars Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3392635 Lon: -87.6969731
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 '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- Mars Hill Community Church Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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