A visit to the Mays 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 Mays Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mays Cemetery:
34.1190, -87.8164
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mays Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mays Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Hamilton. Hamilton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west of the Mays Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Mays Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mays Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Burleson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Burleson Cemetery is located in Marion County
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- Mt. Joy Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Joy Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Joy Cemetery
- Burleson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Burleson Cemetery is located in Marion County
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- Burleson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Burleson Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burleson Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Burleson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Burleson Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burleson Cemetery
- Sullins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sullins Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullins Cemetery
- Green Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Marion County
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- Haley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Haley Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley Cemetery
- Whitehouse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Whitehouse Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Cemetery
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
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- Burleson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Burleson Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burleson Cemetery
- Weatherly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Weatherly Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherly Cemetery
- Poplar Log Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Poplar Log Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Log Cemetery
- Streetman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Streetman Cemetery is located in Marion County
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- Poplar Log Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Poplar Log Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Log Cemetery
- Moses Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Moses Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moses Cemetery
- McKinley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The McKinley Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinley Cemetery
- Fowler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Fowler Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Cemetery
- Brock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Brock Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Cemetery
- Barton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Barton Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Cemetery
- Sims Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
- Federick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Federick Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federick 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 Mays Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mays Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Twin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Twin is located in Marion County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Brilliant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Stinson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Stinson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Yampertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Yampertown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yampertown
- Thornhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Thornhill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
- Pikeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pikeville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Hamilton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hackleburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hackleburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Guin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gu - Win
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gu - Win is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gu - Win
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Rock City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City is located in Marion County
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- Glen Mary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Glen Mary is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Mary
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Natural Bridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Delmar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Delmar is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
- Boar Tush
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boar Tush is located in Winston County
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- Boar Tush has also been known as:
- Boar Tusk
- Boartush
- Boartusk
- Bear Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Weston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Weston is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Winfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Haleyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Allen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Farriss
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Farriss is located in Winston County
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- Hodges
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bazemore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bazemore is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazemore
- Lynn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lynn is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Littleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Littleville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
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 Mays Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mays Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Guin
- Guin lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Mays Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Guin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guin
- Haleyville
- Hamilton
- Winfield
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 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 Mays Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Marion 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 Mays Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #138009 (Mays Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #138009 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 211 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brilliant
- Location given for Mays Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.1189894 Lon: -87.8164166
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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 Marion, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mays 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. |