A visit to the Minor Hill 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 Minor Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Minor Hill Cemetery:
34.5087, -86.9722
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Minor Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Minor Hill Cemetery is located in Morgan County<2>.
The county seat for Morgan County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies just to the north of the Minor Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Minor Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Minor Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Minor Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oakview Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Grizzard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Grizzard Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzard Cemetery
- Wise Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Wise Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Cemetery
- Rather Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Rather Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rather Cemetery
- Bishop Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Bishop Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Stroup Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stroup Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroup Cemetery
- Chestnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Blackwell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Blackwell Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blackwell Cemetery is located in Decatur.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21661 <5>
- Adkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Adkins Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkins Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Adkins Cemetery is located in Austinville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21199 <5>
- Burleson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Burleson Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burleson Cemetery
- Napps Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Napps Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napps Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hartselle Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Rountree Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Rountree Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rountree Cemetery
- Burning Tree Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- Crow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Crow Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- Crow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Crow Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Shoal Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Shoal Creek Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Ratliff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Ratliff Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratliff Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Minor Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Minor Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Flint City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Burningtree Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Russell Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Hartselle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Priceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Simpson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Austinville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Decatur
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Moulton Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Leesdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Trinity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Danville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mooresville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Orrville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Falkville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Somerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Westlake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Harris Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Oakville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Belle Mina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Lacon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Lacon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
- Winton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Swancott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
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 Minor Hill Cemetery. The following communities are located in Morgan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Minor Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Decatur
- Falkville
- Hartselle
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 Minor Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Morgan 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 Minor Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #122877 (Minor Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #122877 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: Morgan
- Est. Elev: 185 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Decatur
- Location given for Minor Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5087049 Lon: -86.9722304
- 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 Morgan, 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' (or 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- Minor Hill 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. |