A visit to the McEwen 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 McEwen Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McEwen Cemetery:
32.9207, -86.2119
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McEwen Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McEwen Cemetery is located in Coosa County<2>.
The county seat for Coosa County is located in Rockford. Rockford lies just to the south southwest of the McEwen Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McEwen Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the McEwen Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McEwen Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Miller - Patterson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Old Rockford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Rockford Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Rockford Cemetery
- Rockford Methodist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rockford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Rockford Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Flint Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Flint Hill Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Darsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Darsey Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darsey Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bell Rattle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bell Rattle Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Rattle Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Andrews Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- New Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The New Union Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union Cemetery
- Hollybranch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hollybranch Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollybranch Cemetery
- New Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The New Shiloh Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Shiloh Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- New Site Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The New Site Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site Cemetery
- Weogufka Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Weogufka Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka Cemetery
- O J Mooney Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Old Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Rockford.
- The Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shady Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26163 <5>
- Nixburg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Nixburg Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg Cemetery
- Peace & Goodwill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McEwen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McEwen Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rockford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hissop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hissop is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop
- Cottage Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Pentonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pentonville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
- Nixburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nixburg is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
- Weogufka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Weogufka is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
- Ray
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ray is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Fishpond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fishpond is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishpond
- Kellyton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kellyton is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Mount Olive
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Stewartville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stewartville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
- Dollar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dollar is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Equality
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Equality is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
- Goodwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Seman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Seman is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seman
- Hollins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Hollins is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Titus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Our Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Our Town is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Town
- Gantts Quarry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gantts Quarry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantts Quarry
- Alexander City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lightwood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lightwood is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
- Central
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Central is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Alkehatchee ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Alkehatchee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alkehatchee
- Sylacauga
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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 McEwen Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Coosa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McEwen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexander City
- Goodwater
- Mignon
- Rockford
- Sylacauga
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 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 McEwen Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Coosa 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 McEwen Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1802750 (McEwen Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1802750 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: Coosa
- Est. Elev: 244 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rockford
- Location given for McEwen Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.9206785 Lon: -86.2119158
- 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 Coosa, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McEwen 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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