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:
34.2476, -85.9041
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 DeKalb County<2>.
The county seat for DeKalb County is located in Fort Payne. Fort Payne lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the 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 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Mathis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mathis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Boyd Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Collinsville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Collinsville Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Collinsville Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Collinsville.
- Nicholson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Nicholson Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Gilbreath Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Gilbreath Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbreath Cemetery
- Harbour Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Harbour Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Cemetery
- Kerley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Kerley Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kerley Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Collinsville.
- Collins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Collins Cemetery is located in Collinsville.
- Freeman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Patrick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Patrick Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Cemetery
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Anthony Collins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Copeland Bridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Nicholson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Nicholson Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Bristow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bristow Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow Cemetery
- Black Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Chapel Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Smith Chapel Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Collinsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26349 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Mathis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mathis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Collinsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cotnam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Dawson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Crossville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Yancy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yancy is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy
- Keener
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Keener is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Rodentown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Sand Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Mount Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Duck Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Clyde ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Clyde is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Leesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Geraldine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Floy ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Floy is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floy
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
- Wilsonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wilsonia is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonia
- Turkeytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Lakeview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Anderson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rains ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Whitesboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whitesboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Crudup
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crudup is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crudup
- Coat's Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
- Hale ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hale is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Dog Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dog Town is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
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 DeKalb County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mathis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Collinsville
- Crossville
- Geraldine
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 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 Mathis Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to DeKalb 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 #150374 (Mathis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #150374 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: DeKalb
- Est. Elev: 221 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Keener
- Location given for Mathis Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.2475936 Lon: -85.9041371
- 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 DeKalb, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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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