A visit to the Maxwell 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 Maxwell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Maxwell Cemetery:
34.8636, -85.7324
The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Jackson County<1>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Scottsboro. Scottsboro lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the southwest of the Maxwell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Maxwell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Maxwell Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Maxwell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Swafford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Swafford Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swafford Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Moore Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Moore Chapel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Chapel Cemetery
- Gray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Gray Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Cemetery
- Walker Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Potts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Potts Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Cemetery
- Greer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Wimberley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cawlfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cawlfield Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawlfield Cemetery
- Foshee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Foshee Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foshee Cemetery
- Caperton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Caperton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caperton Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Wheeler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Abbott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Abbott Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott Cemetery
- Loyd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hackworth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hackworth Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackworth Cemetery
- Brown - Cox Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown - Cox Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown - Cox Cemetery
- Cargile Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cargile Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cargile Cemetery
- Sterne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sterne Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterne Cemetery
- Newby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Newby Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newby Cemetery
- Higdon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Higdon Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon 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]<2> of the Maxwell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Maxwell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Browns Valley ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Haynes Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Stevenson
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Flat Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Higdon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Eliza
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bridgeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bridgeport is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Former name for Bridgeport:
- Jonesville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <5>
- Bryant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Long Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Copenhagen ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Copenhagen is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Richard City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Richard City is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Rash
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cartersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stewart Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- New Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Hope is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- South Pittsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fackler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fackler is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fackler
- Ider
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Orme
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Orme is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Cole City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Beaty Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Trenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pisgah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rising Fawn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Kimball
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- Anderson
(13 miles [20.9 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 Maxwell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Maxwell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bridgeport
- Rising Fawn
- South Pittsburg
- Stevenson
- Trenton
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 Maxwell 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 Maxwell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #122406 (Maxwell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #122406 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: 464 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Flat Rock
- Location given for Maxwell Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8636923 Lon: -85.732472
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Maxwell Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |