A visit to the McKinney 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 McKinney Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McKinney Cemetery:
34.7951, -87.0256
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McKinney Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McKinney Cemetery is located in Limestone County<2>.
The county seat for Limestone County is located in Athens. Athens lies just to the east of the McKinney Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McKinney Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the McKinney Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McKinney Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Turner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- O'Neal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- Valley View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- Sunny Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sunny Hill Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Collier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
- Farrow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Farrow Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrow Cemetery
- Yarbrough Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Yarbrough Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough Cemetery
- Round Island Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Round Island Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Island Cemetery
- Burrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Burrell Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrell Cemetery
- McCully Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The McCully Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCully Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Myers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- Berea Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Berea Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Pleasant Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Davchport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Davchport Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davchport Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Davchport Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Athens.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22434 <5>
- Riddle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Riddle Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle Cemetery
- Proctor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Proctor Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The West Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Roselawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Memorial Gardens is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Gardens
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the McKinney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McKinney Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Athens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ripley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Tanner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Country Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Hay's Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Lentzville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Fairmount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Cairo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Orrville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Harris Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Garner ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Elkmont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Belle Mina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Confluence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Hillsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Moulton Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Capshaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Center Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Pettusville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Estep ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Simpson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Decatur
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <6>
- Mooresville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Dells Vista Shores
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Dells Vista Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells Vista Shores
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 McKinney Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Limestone County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McKinney 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 McKinney Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Limestone 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 McKinney Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #152286 (McKinney Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #152286 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: Limestone
- Est. Elev: 217 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ripley
- Location given for McKinney Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7950882 Lon: -87.0255652
- 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 Limestone, 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- McKinney 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. |