A visit to the Mill Creek 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 Mill Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mill Creek Cemetery:
34.3037, -85.4944
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mill Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mill Creek Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.
The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Centre. Centre lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southwest of the Mill Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mill Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Mill Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mill Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Bowery Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Oak Bowery Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bowery Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- Callan Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Carr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Mt. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Broomtown
- The Mt. Bethel Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Bethel Cemetery
- McCoy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The McCoy Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCoy Cemetery
- Hardman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hardman Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Indian Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Indian Cemetery is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Union Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Cannon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cannon Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Cemetery
- Dixons Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Dixons Chapel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixons Chapel Cemetery
- Randall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Randall Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randall Cemetery
- Lawrence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Vann Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Vann Cemetery is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vann Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Stories Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Stories Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stories Cemetery
- Waterhouse Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Waterhouse Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterhouse Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mill Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mill Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cedar Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Chattoogaville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chattoogaville is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattoogaville
- Ringgold
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Gaylesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sterling is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Broomtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Broomtown is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomtown
- Lawrence
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Starkville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Starkville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starkville
- New Moon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Blanche
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Taft
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Grover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Cedar Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kirk's Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
- Lyerly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Howells Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Howells Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells Crossroads
- Howells Crossroads has also been known as:
- Howells Cross Roads
- Coosa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Oreburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Oreburg is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreburg
- Berryton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berryton is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryton
- Lickskillet
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Tucker Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Tucker Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Crossroads
- Noah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Menlo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Menlo is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menlo <6>
- Adamsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Adamsburg is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
- Sigsbee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sigsbee is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
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 Mill Creek Cemetery. The following communities are located in Cherokee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mill Creek 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 helpful 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 Mill Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Cherokee 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 Mill Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #136930 (Mill Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #136930 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: Cherokee
- Est. Elev: 189 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chattoogaville
- Location given for Mill Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3037025 Lon: -85.4944042
- 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 Cherokee, 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- Mill Creek 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. |