A visit to the Merrimack 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 Merrimack Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Merrimack Cemetery:
34.7090, -86.6133
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Merrimack Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Merrimack Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Huntsville. Huntsville lies just to the north northeast of the Merrimack Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Merrimack Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Merrimack Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Merrimack Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McDonnell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The McDonnell Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonnell Cemetery
- Glenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- Nickle - Martin - Rathbone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Brandon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Brandon Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Cemetery
- Northside Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Northside Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northside Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Perkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
- Bradford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Bradford Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
- Landman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Landman Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landman Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Matkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Matkins Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matkins Cemetery
- Lanier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lanier Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanier Cemetery
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- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Donegan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Donegan Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donegan Cemetery
- Sivley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Sivley Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivley Cemetery
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Maple Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Huntsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24196 <5>
- Jordan - Lanier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Drake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Drake Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake Cemetery
- Center Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Center Grove Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove Cemetery
- Maddera Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Maddera Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddera Cemetery
- East Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The East Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cemetery
- Fennil Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Fennil Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennil Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Taylor Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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 Merrimack Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Merrimack Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chelsea
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Huntsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lincoln
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Greenwycke Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Rideout Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- English Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Mercury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mercury is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
- Chase
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chase is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Normal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Big Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Country Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Country Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Monrovia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Madison
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ryland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Whitesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Jeff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Triana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Brownsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Moore's Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Meridianville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Berkley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Maysville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Capshaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Swancott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Lacey's Spring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Owens' Cross Roads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Harvest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Merrimack Cemetery. The following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Merrimack Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Merrimack Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 Merrimack Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #122668 (Merrimack Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #122668 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 193 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Huntsville
- Location given for Merrimack Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.70898 Lon: -86.6133268
- 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 Madison, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Merrimack 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. |