A visit to the Mayo 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 Mayo Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mayo Cemetery:
34.4948, -86.4342
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mayo Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mayo Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Huntsville. Huntsville lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Mayo Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mayo Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Mayo Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mayo Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Morris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Hines Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hines Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hines Cemetery
- Bush Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gibson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Cloud Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cloud Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Cemetery
- Beech Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Beech Spring Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Spring Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- The Walker Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hebron Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26911 <5>
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Winton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Winton Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Cemetery
- Short Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Short Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Nearen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Nearen Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nearen Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Honey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Honey Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Cemetery
- Drake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Drake Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake Cemetery
- Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cross Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Logan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Logan Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Cemetery
- Bloomfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bloomfield Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Cemetery
- Beard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Polly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Polly Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly Cemetery
- Honeycomb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Honeycomb Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeycomb Cemetery
- Panquin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Panquin Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panquin Cemetery
- Click Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Click Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click Cemetery
- Hayden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hayden Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayden 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]<3> of the Mayo Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mayo Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Union Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Morgan City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Owens' Cross Roads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Friendship
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Briscoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Grassy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Scant City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Scant City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scant City
- Whitesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Warrenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- North ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Grant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Berkley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Lacey's Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ruth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ruth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Columbus City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Columbus City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- English Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Apple Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Big Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Pine Lake Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
- Arab
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mill Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Guntersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Guntersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
- Former names for Guntersville:
- Gunter's Ferry
- Gunter's Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <6>
- Columbus City Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
- Woodville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
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 Mayo Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mayo Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arab
- Arab lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Mayo Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Arab.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arab
- Columbus City
- Guntersville
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 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 Mayo Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 Mayo Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #122428 (Mayo Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #122428 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 347 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Guntersville Dam
- Location given for Mayo Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4948125 Lon: -86.4341536
- 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 Madison, 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- Mayo 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. |