A visit to the McCaskill 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 McCaskill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McCaskill Cemetery:
31.9390, -87.2555
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McCaskill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McCaskill Cemetery is located in Wilcox County<2>.
The county seat for Wilcox County is located in Camden. Camden lies just to the north northwest of the McCaskill Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the McCaskill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McCaskill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wheeler Quarter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- McIntosh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The McIntosh Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Cemetery
- Camden Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Capell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Gravel Hill Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill Cemetery
- Older Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Older Hill Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Older Hill Cemetery
- Society Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Society Hill Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill Cemetery
- Bridges Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bridges Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Reaves Chapel Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Campbell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Tait Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Tait Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tait Cemetery
- Burford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Burford Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burford Cemetery
- Sodom Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cook Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- McPherson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The McPherson Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson Cemetery
- Dees Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Dees Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dees Cemetery
- Apple Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Apple Grove Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McCaskill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McCaskill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Estelle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Estelle is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Camden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nellie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Nellie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Rockwest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwest is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwest
- Vredenburgh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vredenburgh is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vredenburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Boykin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Boykin is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Asahel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Asahel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asahel
- Hybart
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hybart is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybart
- Buena Vista
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Buena Vista is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Caledonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Caledonia is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Oak Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oak Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Coy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Coy is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- McWilliams
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- McWilliams is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- Ackerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ackerville is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerville
- Schuster
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Schuster is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuster
- Yellow Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Lovan ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lovan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovan
- Natchez
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Natchez is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
- Beatrice
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pineville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pineville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- McBrydes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- McBrydes is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBrydes
- Snow Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Snow Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Prairie Bluff ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Prairie Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Bluff
- Prairie Bluff has also been known as:
- Dale
- Daletown
- Millers Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Millers Ferry is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
- Pine Apple
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Pine Apple is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Apple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Carlowville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Carlowville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlowville
- Richmond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richmond is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
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 McCaskill Cemetery. The following communities are located in Wilcox County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McCaskill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 McCaskill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Wilcox 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 McCaskill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #122468 (McCaskill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #122468 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: Wilcox
- Est. Elev: 93 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Camden South
- Location given for McCaskill Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.9390383 Lon: -87.255544
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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 Wilcox, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McCaskill 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. |
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