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A visit to the May Creek Church 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 May Creek Church Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the May Creek Church Cemetery:

31.1127, -86.9547

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the May Creek Church Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The May Creek Church Cemetery is located in Escambia County<2>.

The county seat for Escambia County is located in Brewton. Brewton lies just to the west of the May Creek Church Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the May Creek Church Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the May Creek Church Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from May Creek Church Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Brown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
  • Weaver Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Weaver Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
  • Still Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Still Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Cemetery
  • Travis Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Travis Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Cemetery
  • Fuqua Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Fuqua Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuqua Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Elim Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Elim Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elim Cemetery
  • Baptist Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Baptist Hill Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Hill Cemetery
  • Ft. Crawford Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Ft. Crawford Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ft. Crawford Cemetery
  • Travis Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Travis Creek Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Creek Cemetery
  • Travis Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Travis Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travis Cemetery
  • Brantley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Brantley Cemetery is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantley Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Benjamin W. Jernigan Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Benjamin W. Jernigan Cemetery is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benjamin W. Jernigan Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Benjamin W. Jernigan Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the north of Brewton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2415370 <5>
    • Union Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
    • Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Pilgrims Rest Cemetery is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
    • Damascus Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Damascus Cemetery is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Cemetery
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Sellersville Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Sellersville Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellersville Cemetery
    • Sam McGowin Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Sam McGowin Cemetery is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sam McGowin Cemetery
    • Zion Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Zion Church Cemetery is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Church Cemetery
    • Odom Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Odom Cemetery is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odom Cemetery
    • Dixonville Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Dixonville Cemetery is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixonville Cemetery
    • McGowin Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The McGowin Cemetery is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowin Cemetery
    • McGowin Ferry Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The McGowin Ferry Cemetery is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGowin Ferry Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the May Creek Church Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from May Creek Church Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Roberts
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Roberts is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
  • East Brewton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Brewton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Riverview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Riverview is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
  • Belandville ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Belandville is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belandville
  • Castleberry
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Castleberry is located in Conecuh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castleberry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
  • Johnsonville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Johnsonville is located in Conecuh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
  • Pollard
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Pollard is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
  • Bradley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Bradley is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradley
  • Brooklyn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Brooklyn is located in Conecuh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
  • Jay
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jay is located in Santa Rosa County (FL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <6>
  • Nymph
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Nymph is located in Conecuh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nymph
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Hammac
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Hammac is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammac
    • Jay Villa ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jay Villa is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Villa
    • Sparta ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Sparta is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
      • Sparta has also been known as:
      • Old Sparta
    • Otahite ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Otahite is located in Okaloosa County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otahite
    • Flomaton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Paul
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Paul is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
    • Century
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Century is located in Escambia County (FL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,873 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Century <6>
    • Falco
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Falco is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falco
    • Centerville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Centerville is located in Conecuh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
    • Lenox
      (20 miles [32.2 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 May Creek Church Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Escambia County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The May Creek Church Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Brewton
  • Flomaton
  • Jay
    • Jay lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the May Creek Church Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Jay.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
  • Sparta - Historic

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 May Creek Church Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Alabama:
  • Pages specific to Escambia 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 May Creek Church Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #133829  (May Creek Church Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #133829 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: Escambia
      • Est. Elev: 37 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Roberts
      • Location given for May Creek Church Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.1126775     Lon: -86.9546883
      • 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 Escambia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- May Creek Church 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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.