A visit to the Mathis 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 Mathis Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mathis Cemetery:
32.9057, -87.2564
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mathis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mathis Cemetery is located in Bibb County<2>.
The county seat for Bibb County is located in Centreville. Centreville lies just to the east northeast of the Mathis Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mathis Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Mathis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mathis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Duff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Duff Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff Cemetery
- Perkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Avery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Avery Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Pondville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pondville Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The James Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Weldon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Weldon Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon Cemetery
- Wooley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Wooley Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Cemetery
- Brent Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Brent Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent Cemetery
- Mulberry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mulberry Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Centreville Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Little Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Little Hope Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hope Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Mt. Ivah Bible Methodist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Ivah Bible Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Ivah Bible Methodist Church Cemetery
- The Mt. Ivah Bible Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Ivah Cemetery
- Mt. Ivah Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2333388 <5>
- Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Bibb County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion 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 Mathis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mathis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pondville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pondville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- Brent
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Egypt is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- East Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Town
- Centreville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Centreville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
- Pearson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pearson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Jericho
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jericho is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Scottsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Scottsville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Bethlehem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Hagler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hagler is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Pratt Ferry ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pratt Ferry is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Ferry
- Fikestown ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fikestown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fikestown
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Brush Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brush Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Morgan Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan Springs is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Springs
- Oakmulgee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakmulgee is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmulgee
- Phipps ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Phipps is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Sprott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sprott is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
- Duncanville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Duncanville is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanville
- Active
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Active is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Active
- Blocton ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Blocton is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocton
- Bucktown ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bucktown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Corinne ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Corinne is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
- West Blocton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lawley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lawley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawley
- Italian Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Italian Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Italian Town
- Burmah ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Burmah is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burmah
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 Mathis Cemetery. The following communities are located in Bibb County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mathis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blocton - Historic
- Centreville
- West Blocton
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 Mathis Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Bibb 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 Mathis Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #160055 (Mathis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #160055 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: Bibb
- Est. Elev: 147 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pondville
- Location given for Mathis Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.9056805 Lon: -87.2563874
- 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 Bibb, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mathis 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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