A visit to the McCartney 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 McCartney Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McCartney Cemetery:
34.0004, -86.0805
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McCartney Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McCartney Cemetery is located in Etowah County<2>.
The county seat for Etowah County is located in Gadsden. Gadsden lies just to the east northeast of the McCartney Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McCartney Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the McCartney Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McCartney Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rainbow Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Alabama City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Alabama City Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama City Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Southern Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Southern Hill Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Southern Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Gadsden.
- The Southern Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sixth Street Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2297800 <5>
- Forrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Forrest Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest Cemetery
- Ivalee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Ivalee Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivalee Cemetery
- Red Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Noble Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Noble Hill Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Hill Cemetery
- Carnes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Carnes Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Cave Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Cave Spring Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring Cemetery
- Howelton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Howelton Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton Cemetery
- Dillard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Dillard Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillard Cemetery
- Brasher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Brasher Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasher Cemetery
- Conn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Conn Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conn Cemetery
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crestwood Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Crestwood Memorial Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crestwood Memorial Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Burns Park.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22342 <5>
- Lincoln Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Beth Israel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Beth Israel Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel 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 McCartney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McCartney Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Attalla
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Alabama City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Alabama City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama City
- Bennettsville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bennettsville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
- Rainbow City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ridgeville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Gadsden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Black Creek Falls ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Black Creek Falls is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek Falls
- Ivalee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ivalee is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivalee
- Reece City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Reece City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
- Benson ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Benson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Pilgrims Rest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pilgrims Rest is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest
- East Gadsden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- East Gadsden is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gadsden
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Egypt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Southside
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Burns Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Burns Park is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Park
- Crudup
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crudup is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crudup
- Howelton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- Steele
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carlisle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Brannon Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Brannon Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon Springs
- Markton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Markton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markton
- Glencoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Edwardsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Edwardsville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Gallant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gallant is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallant
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 McCartney Cemetery. The following communities are located in Etowah County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McCartney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alabama City
- Attalla
- Gadsden
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 professional and volunteer 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 McCartney Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Etowah 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 McCartney Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #122465 (McCartney Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #122465 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: Etowah
- Est. Elev: 166 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gadsden West
- Location given for McCartney Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.0003753 Lon: -86.0805294
- 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 Etowah, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- McCartney 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. |