A visit to the Massengale 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 Massengale Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Massengale Cemetery:
34.8734, -86.3983
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Massengale Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Massengale Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Huntsville. Huntsville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Massengale Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Massengale Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Massengale Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Jacks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Jacks Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Cemetery
- Bragg Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Bragg Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg Cemetery
- St. Clair Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The St. Clair Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Clair Cemetery
- Nance Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Nance Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nance Cemetery
- Hambrick Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hambrick Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambrick Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Cochran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Cochran Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Cemetery
- Norris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Norris Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Cemetery
- Whitman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Whitman Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman Cemetery
- Jacks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Jacks Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Harbin - Dalton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Baker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Hambrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hambrick Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hambrick Cemetery
- Graveyard Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Huntsville.
- The Pine Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pine Grove Cemetery of Eternal Rest
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25425 <5>
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Burdine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Burdine Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burdine Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Sharp Cemetery #2
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sharp Cemetery #2 is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery #2
- Hereford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hereford Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hereford Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Massengale Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Massengale Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Market
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hillsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hillsboro is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Moore's Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Maysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Country Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Country Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Ryland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brownsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Key's Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Mercury
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mercury is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
- Hollytree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hollytree is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
- Princeton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Princeton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Meridianville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Chase
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Chase is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Beachboro ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Beachboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachboro
- Hazel Green
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Normal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Francisco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Francisco is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Gurley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Trenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Baileytown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Baileytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Estillfork
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Estillfork is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estillfork
- Flintville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- Huntsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwycke Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Pleasant Groves
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Howell Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Howell Hill is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill
- Huntland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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 Massengale Cemetery. The following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Massengale Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Massengale Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 Massengale Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2129975 (Massengale Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2129975 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 229 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Maysville
- Location given for Massengale Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8734 Lon: -86.3983
- 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 Madison, 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- Massengale 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. |
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