A visit to the McKiernan 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 McKiernan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McKiernan Cemetery:
34.7870, -87.5447
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McKiernan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McKiernan Cemetery is located in Colbert County<2>.
The county seat for Colbert County is located in Tuscumbia. Tuscumbia lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the McKiernan Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McKiernan Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the McKiernan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McKiernan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kernachan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Kernachan Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernachan Cemetery
- Whitamore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Whitamore Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitamore Cemetery
- Peden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Peden Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peden Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- The Mt. Pleasant Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cumberland Presbyterian Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24734 <5>
- Hennigan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hennigan Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennigan Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Pearsall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Pearsall Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearsall Cemetery
- Jones Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Hill Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Hill Cemetery
- Hawkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Cole Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Stanley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Faircloth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Faircloth Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faircloth Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Huff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Huff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
- Tri-Cities Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Shaw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shaw Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaw Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Hennigan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hennigan Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennigan Cemetery
- Douglass Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Douglass Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McKiernan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McKiernan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ford City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Nitrate City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- Bainbridge ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bainbridge is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Wilson Dam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
- Muscle Shoals
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Killen
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Leighton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bailey Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
- Belleview ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Belleview is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Saint Florian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Mars Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Florence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Florence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Sheffield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Atlas ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Atlas is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Canaan ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Canaan is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Tuscumbia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Wheeler Dam Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Elgin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Jacksonburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Arnot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Arnot is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnot
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 McKiernan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Colbert County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McKiernan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bailey Springs
- Florence
- Leighton
- Muscle Shoals
- Sheffield
- Tuscumbia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 McKiernan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Colbert 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 McKiernan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #122572 (McKiernan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #122572 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: Colbert
- Est. Elev: 165 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Killen
- Location given for McKiernan Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7870321 Lon: -87.5447484
- 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 Colbert, 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- McKiernan 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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