A visit to the Marvin Hill 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 Marvin Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Marvin Hill Cemetery:
33.4840, -87.9181
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Marvin Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Marvin Hill Cemetery is located in Pickens County<2>.
The county seat for Pickens County is located in Carrollton. Carrollton lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the southwest of the Marvin Hill Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Marvin Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Marvin Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Big Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Big Hill Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Ashcraft Corner
- New Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Unity Grove Upper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Unity Grove Lower Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Doublebranches Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ashcraft Corner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ashcraft Corner Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ashcraft Corner Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Ashcraft Corner
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Dorroh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Dorroh Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorroh Cemetery
- Unity Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Unity Grove Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Grove Cemetery
- Old Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- New Doublebranches Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Summers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Summers Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Marvin Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Marvin Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ashcraft Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Lubbub
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Kennedy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Reform
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bell is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Millport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Fire
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
- Gordo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Belk
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Belk is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Echola
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Echola is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echola
- Stansel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stansel is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansel
- McShan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- McShan is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Fayette
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fernbank
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- New Lexington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Rossland City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rossland City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
- Old Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Ethelsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ethelsville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Elrod
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Elrod is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
- Hightogy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
- Carrollton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Carrollton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Buhl
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Buhl is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
- Samantha
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Stafford
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Stafford is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Macedonia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Macedonia is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Bankston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
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 Hill 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 Marvin Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carrollton
- Gordo
- Kennedy
- Millport
- 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 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 Marvin Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Pickens 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 Marvin Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #138750 (Marvin Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #138750 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: Pickens
- Est. Elev: 142 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Palmetto
- Location given for Marvin Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.4840041 Lon: -87.9180751
- 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 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 from Point A (ie- Marvin Hill 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |