A visit to the Massey 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 Massey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Massey Cemetery:
34.5190, -87.9350
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Massey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Massey Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Russellville. Russellville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east of the Massey Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Massey Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Massey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Massey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bonds Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Bonds Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonds Cemetery
- The Bonds Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bond Cemetery
- Old Frankfort Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Old Frankfort Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Frankfort Cemetery
- Greenhill - Ezzell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Greenhill - Ezzell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhill - Ezzell Cemetery
- The Greenhill - Ezzell Cemetery has also been known as:
- Greenhill Cemetery
- Blue Lick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Blue Lick Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lick Cemetery
- Ezzell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Ezzell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezzell Cemetery
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cedar Creek Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Cemetery
- The Cedar Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cedar Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
- Cedar Creek / White Oak Cemetery
- Bolton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bolton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Old Nauvoo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Old Nauvoo Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Nauvoo Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Old Nauvoo Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Belgreen.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25168 <5>
- Belgreen Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Belgreen Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Belgreen Baptist Church Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Belgreen.
- The Belgreen Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Belgreen Cemetery
- Old Belgreen Cemetery
- New Belgreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The New Belgreen Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Belgreen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Belgreen Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Belgreen.
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- The Shady Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shady Grove Church of Christ Cemetery
- Weatherbee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Weatherbee Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherbee Cemetery
- Bolin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bolin Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolin Cemetery
- Bolton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Bolton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Cemetery
- Patterson Strickland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Burnout Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Burnout Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnout Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Burnout Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Burntout
- Burntout Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Burntout Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntout Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Burntout Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Burntout
- Sparks Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Sparks Chapel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Chapel Cemetery
- Old Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Friendship Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Friendship Cemetery
- The Old Friendship Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friendship Cemetery
- Mountain Home Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Welch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Welch Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Malone Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Malone Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Cemetery
- Frankfort Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Frankfort Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Franklin 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 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Massey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Massey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Denton ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Denton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Belgreen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Belgreen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
- Burntout
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burntout is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntout
- Burntout has also been known as:
- Burn Out
- Burnout
- Burnt Out
- Pleasant Site
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Site is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site
- Rockwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Russellville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Vina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Vina is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Good Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Good Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Red Bay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hodges
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Red Rock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Red Rock is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Spruce Pine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
- Bishop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bishop is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Golden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Littleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Gatesville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gatesville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Belmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- White House Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- White House Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Springs
- Cherokee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dennis
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Dennis is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Hackleburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hackleburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Phil Campbell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Churntown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Churntown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
- Tishomingo
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
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 Massey 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 Massey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belmont
- Cherokee
- Phil Campbell
- Red Bay
- Russellville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Massey 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 Massey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #122371 (Massey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #122371 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: 190 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pleasant Grove
- Location given for Massey Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5189842 Lon: -87.9350371
- 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 Franklin, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Massey 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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