A visit to the Meadows 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 Meadows Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Meadows Cemetery:
32.5200, -85.2318
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Meadows Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Meadows Cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Opelika. Opelika lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Meadows Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Meadows Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Meadows Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Meadows Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Crawford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- Charnel Garden of Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Charnel Garden of Rest Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charnel Garden of Rest Cemetery
- The Charnel Garden of Rest Cemetery has also been known as:
- Good Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
- Stroud Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Stroud Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- New Hope CME Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The New Hope CME Church Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope CME Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope CME Church Cemetery is located in Salem.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2342133 <5>
- Jenkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Penn Young Gravesite
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Penn Young Gravesite is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Young Gravesite
- Brown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Dupree Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Dupree Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dupree Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Union Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Morris Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pierce Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Watoola Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Watoola Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watoola Cemetery
- Rising Star Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Canaan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Canaan Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Jowers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Jowers Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jowers Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bethel Mission Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- County Line Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mountain Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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 Meadows Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Meadows Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Prince Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Prince Crossroads is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Crossroads
- Crawford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crawford is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Bleecker
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bleecker is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleecker
- Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hugley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hugley is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugley
- Smith's Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Smith's Station is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,804 people
- Beauregard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Beauregard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Marvyn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marvyn is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvyn
- Ladonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ladonia is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladonia
- Chewacla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Chewacla is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewacla
- Phenix City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Opelika
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Society Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Society Hill is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- Gwen Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gwen Mill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwen Mill
- Fontaine Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fontaine Village is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontaine Village
- Columbus
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- City Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- City Village is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Village
- Bibb City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bibb City is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibb City
- Seale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Blanton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Blanton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Auburn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wynnton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wynnton is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnton
- Hatchechubbee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hatchechubbee is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchechubbee
- Fort Mitchell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Osanippa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Osanippa is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osanippa
- Ridgewood Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ridgewood Village is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
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 Meadows Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Meadows Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auburn
- Columbus
- Opelika
- Phenix City
- Seale
- Seale lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Meadows Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Seale.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale
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 professional and volunteer 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 Meadows Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lee 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 Meadows Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #141888 (Meadows Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #141888 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: Lee
- Est. Elev: 156 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bleecker
- Location given for Meadows Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.51997 Lon: -85.23179
- 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 Lee, 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- Meadows 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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