A visit to the Matthews 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 Matthews Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Matthews Cemetery:
34.8781, -86.0275
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Matthews Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Matthews Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Scottsboro. Scottsboro lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south of the Matthews Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Matthews Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Matthews Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Armstrong Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Knight Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Knight Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Cemetery
- Haddon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Haddon Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddon Cemetery
- Crow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Crow Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- Austell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Austell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austell Cemetery
- Allison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Allison Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison Cemetery
- Hytop Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hytop Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hytop Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Dolberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Dolberry Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dolberry Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Barbee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Barbee Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbee Cemetery
- Inglis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Inglis Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglis Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Middleton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Middleton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton Cemetery
- Matthews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Matthews Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Cemetery
- Matthews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Matthews Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Cemetery
- Culver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Culver Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culver Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Elkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Elkins Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkins Cemetery
- Moody Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Moody Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Kyles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Kyles Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Loyds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Loyds Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyds Cemetery
- McCrary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The McCrary Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrary Cemetery
- Champion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Champion Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion 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 Matthews Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Matthews Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Narrows ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Narrows is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Hytop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hytop is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hytop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Mud Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mud Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
- Kyles
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kyles is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
- Greerton ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greerton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greerton
- Skyline
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Skyline is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline
- Population from the 2020 Census: 835 people
- Maynard Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maynard Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard Cove
- Cumberland Mountain Farm Colony ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fairfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Rash
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rash is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rash
- Baileytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Baileytown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baileytown
- Fackler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fackler is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fackler
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Estillfork
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Estillfork is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estillfork
- Tupelo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tupelo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
- Blackankle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blackankle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackankle
- Berrys ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Berrys is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Stevenson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Beachboro ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Beachboro is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beachboro
- Hollywood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- New Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Haynes Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Haynes Crossing is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossing
- Anderson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Princeton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Princeton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Bellefonte ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bellefonte is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Sal City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
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 Matthews Cemetery. The following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Matthews Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellefonte - Historic
- Stevenson
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Matthews Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Matthews Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #122391 (Matthews Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #122391 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 261 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hytop
- Location given for Matthews Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8781396 Lon: -86.0274813
- 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 Jackson, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Matthews 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. |