A visit to the Mendenhall Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Mendenhall Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Mendenhall Cemetery (FG ID #24402).
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 Mendenhall Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mendenhall Cemetery:
32.0435, -87.4481
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mendenhall Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>
The Mendenhall Cemetery is located in Wilcox County<3>.
The county seat for Wilcox County is located in Camden. Camden lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the east southeast of the Mendenhall Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mendenhall Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Mendenhall Cemetery.<5>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mendenhall Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sand Island Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Sand Island Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Island Cemetery
- Bones Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bones Hill Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bones Hill Cemetery
- Thornhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Thornhill Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill Cemetery
- Pledger Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pledger Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pledger Cemetery
- Canaan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Canaan Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Cemetery
- Goshen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Old St. Francis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Canton Bend Methodist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pritchard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Pritchard Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchard Cemetery
- Burford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Burford Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burford Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Tait Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Tait Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tait Cemetery
- Becks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Becks Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Becks Cemetery
- Prairie Bluff Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dunaway Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Dunaway Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunaway Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dunaway Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the north of Pine Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22572 <1>
- Enon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Shields Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Shields Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pigeonfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Pigeonfield Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeonfield Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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]<4> of the Mendenhall Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mendenhall Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Yellow Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Rockwest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwest is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwest
- Bethel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bethel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Millers Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millers Ferry is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
- Prairie Bluff ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Prairie Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Bluff
- Prairie Bluff has also been known as:
- Dale
- Daletown
- Kimbrough
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kimbrough is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrough
- Anne Manie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Anne Manie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anne Manie
- Lamison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lamison is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamison
- Arlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Arlington is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Pine Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Camden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Catherine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Catherine is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Coy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Coy is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Nellie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Nellie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Flatwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flatwood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
- Boykin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Boykin is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Rehoboth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rehoboth is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Gastonburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Gastonburg is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonburg
- Asahel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Asahel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asahel
- Vineland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Vineland is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Alberta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Alberta is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Estelle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Estelle is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Crumptonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crumptonia is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumptonia
- Magnolia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
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 Mendenhall Cemetery. The following communities are located in Wilcox County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mendenhall Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Mendenhall Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Wilcox 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 Mendenhall Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #24402
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #122654 (Mendenhall Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #122654 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: Wilcox
- Est. Elev: 37 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lee Long Bridge
- Location given for Mendenhall Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.0434804 Lon: -87.4480522
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Wilcox, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mendenhall Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |