A visit to the McDonnell 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 McDonnell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McDonnell Cemetery:
34.6801, -86.6114
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McDonnell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McDonnell Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Huntsville. Huntsville lies just to the north northeast of the McDonnell Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the McDonnell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McDonnell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Merrimack Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Merrimack Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimack Cemetery
- Landman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Landman Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landman Cemetery
- Jordan - Lanier Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Donegan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Donegan Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donegan Cemetery
- Sivley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Sivley Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivley Cemetery
- Fennil Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fennil Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennil Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Drake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Drake Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake Cemetery
- Glenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- Nickle - Martin - Rathbone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brandon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Brandon Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Cemetery
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- Northside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Northside Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northside Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Perkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
- Bradford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Lipscomb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lipscomb Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb Cemetery
- Hancock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hancock Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Maple Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Huntsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24196 <5>
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 McDonnell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McDonnell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chelsea
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Greenwycke Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Huntsville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- English Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Lincoln
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lincoln is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Rideout Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Whitesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Big Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Normal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Madison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Mercury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mercury is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
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- Chase
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chase is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Triana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Ryland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Country Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Country Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Monrovia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Lacey's Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Owens' Cross Roads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Berkley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Brownsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Swancott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Jeff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Maysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Moore's Mill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Meridianville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Capshaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
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 McDonnell Cemetery. The following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McDonnell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 McDonnell 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 McDonnell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #122527 (McDonnell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #122527 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: 180 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Huntsville
- Location given for McDonnell Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6800912 Lon: -86.6113823
- 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 'straight-line' (or 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- McDonnell 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. |