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A visit to the Marvin Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Marvin Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Marvin Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery (FG ID #24231)

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 Marvin Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery ...

Note: While we are using the above GPS location for the Marvin Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery, it has not been verified and we are uncertain about its accuracy - use with caution.

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Marvin Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery

Lat:   33.2639°   (33° 15' 50")

Lon:   -88.0304°   (-88° 1' 49")

The cemetery is located in Pickens County<3>.

As an estimate, the Marvin Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Carrollton.

The county seat for Pickens County is located in Carrollton. Carrollton lies just to the west of the Marvin Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery .

Establishment of the Marvin Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery ...

The Marvin Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery was established in 1879.

Name Variations for Marvin Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery ...

When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.

Marvin Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:

  • Marvin Chapel Cemetery

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Marvin Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Marvin Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Windle Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Windle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Windle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Windle Cemetery is located in Pickens County
  • Ebenezer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Pickens County
  • Glen Echo Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glen Echo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glen Echo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Glen Echo Cemetery is located in Pickens County
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Pickens County
  • New Providence Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Providence Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Providence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Providence Cemetery is located in Pickens County
  • Cockrell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cockrell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cockrell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cockrell Cemetery is located in Pickens County
  • Carrollton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Old Trinity Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Trinity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Trinity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Trinity Cemetery is located in Pickens County
  • Holly Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holly Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holly Springs Cemetery is located in Pickens County
  • Salem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Thrasher Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thrasher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thrasher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Thrasher Cemetery is located in Pickens County
  • Poplar Springs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poplar Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poplar Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Poplar Springs Cemetery is located in Pickens County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Community Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Hopewell Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hopewell Hill Cemetery is located in Pickens County
    • Arbor Springs Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arbor Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arbor Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Arbor Springs Cemetery is located in Pickens County
    • Browns Chapel Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Browns Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Browns Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Browns Chapel Cemetery is located in Pickens County
    • Hebron Church Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebron Church Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebron Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hebron Church Cemetery is located in Pickens County
    • Mt. Sinal Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Sinal Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Sinal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Sinal Cemetery is located in Pickens County
    • Unity Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Unity Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Unity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Unity Cemetery is located in Pickens County
    • Union Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Pickens County
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Pickens County
    • Elmore Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmore Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elmore Cemetery is located in Pickens County
    • Old Sardis Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Sardis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Sardis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Sardis Cemetery is located in Pickens County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Marvin Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Marvin Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Stansel
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Carrollton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
  • Bell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Reform
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Olney
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Gordo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordo
    • Gordo is located in Pickens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,594 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordo <7>
  • Beaver Town
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Town
    • Beaver Town is located in Pickens County
  • Coal Fire
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • McShan
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Garden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • McMullen
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McMullen have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Benevola
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Archer
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Pickensville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Elrod
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elrod have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
      • Elrod is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Echola
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echola have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echola
      • Echola is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Lubbub
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ethelsville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ethelsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
    • Lewiston
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Mantua
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Macedonia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macedonia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
      • Macedonia is located in Pickens County
    • Buhl
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buhl have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
      • Buhl is located in Tuscaloosa County

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 Marvin Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery. The following communities are located in Pickens County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Marvin Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Aliceville
  • Carrollton
  • Gordo
    • Gordo lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<2> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Marvin Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gordo.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordo
  • Pickensville
  • Reform
    • Reform lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the North (N) of the Marvin Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Reform.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform

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 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 Marvin Chapel United Methodist Church 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 Marvin Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #138749  (Marvin Chapel Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #138749 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: McCalla
    • County: Pickens         Elev: 147
    • Location given for GNIS #138749 (Marvin Chapel Cemetery)
  • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #24231

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' 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 Marvin Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2639, Longitude: -88.0304    
<3>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.
<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>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.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.