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A visit to the McColough Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 McColough Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McColough Cemetery

Lat:   32.0804°   (32° 4' 49")

Lon:   -86.8819°   (-86° 52' 54")

The McColough Cemetery is located in Lowndes County<2>.

The county seat for Lowndes County is located in Hayneville. Hayneville lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the east northeast of the McColough Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the McColough Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Soles Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Soles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Soles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Soles Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
  • Cedar Creek Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cedar Creek Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
  • Sills Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sills Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sills Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sills Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
  • Oliver Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oliver Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oliver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oliver Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
  • Cox Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cox Cemetery is located in Dallas County
  • New Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
  • Old Snow Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Snow Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Snow Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Snow Hill Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
  • Crum Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crum Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crum Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22376 <5>
  • Underwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Underwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Underwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Underwood Cemetery is located in Dallas County
  • Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Dallas County
  • Snow Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Snow Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
  • Purefoy Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Purefoy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Purefoy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Purefoy Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Crossroad Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crossroad Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crossroad Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crossroad Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
    • Mt. Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
    • Rives Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rives Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rives Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rives Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
    • Carlowville Community Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carlowville Community Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carlowville Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carlowville Community Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • St. Pauls Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Pauls Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Pauls Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Snow Hill Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Snow Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Snow Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Snow Hill Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26360 <5>
    • Palmer Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palmer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Palmer Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
    • Dunklin Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunklin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunklin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dunklin Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
    • Dunklin Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunklin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunklin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dunklin Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22578 <5>

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McColough Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McColough Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Bragg's
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bragg's. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg's
    • Bragg's is located in Lowndes County
  • Pleasant Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Dallas County
  • Minter
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
    • Minter is located in Dallas County
  • Furman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furman
    • Furman is located in Wilcox County
  • Collirene
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Collirene. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collirene
    • Collirene is located in Lowndes County
  • Carlowville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlowville
    • Carlowville is located in Dallas County
  • Snow Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snow Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
    • Snow Hill is located in Wilcox County
  • McBrydes
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McBrydes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBrydes
    • McBrydes is located in Wilcox County
  • Gordonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
    • Gordonville is located in Lowndes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
  • Old Town
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
    • Old Town is located in Dallas County
  • Kings
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kings. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
    • Kings is located in Dallas County
  • Richmond
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Richmond. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Richmond is located in Dallas County
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Ackerville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerville
      • Ackerville is located in Wilcox County
    • Belknap
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Belknap. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
      • Belknap is located in Dallas County
    • Mosses
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosses
      • Mosses is located in Lowndes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
    • Petronia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Petronia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petronia
      • Petronia is located in Lowndes County
    • Pine Apple
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Apple
      • Pine Apple is located in Wilcox County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
    • Forest Home
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Home have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Home
      • Forest Home is located in Butler County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Home <7>
    • Sardis
      (15 miles [24.1 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 McColough Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lowndes County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McColough Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Benton
    • Benton lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the McColough Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Benton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Pine Apple

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 McColough Cemetery:

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 McColough Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #122488  (McColough Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #122488 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Minter
    • County: Lowndes         Elev: 87
    • Location given for GNIS #122488 (McColough Cemetery)

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

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 Lowndes, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the McColough Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0804, Longitude: -86.8819       In this case, the coordinates for the McColough Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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