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A visit to the Mobile National 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 Mobile National Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Mobile National Cemetery (FG ID #109427).

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 Mobile National Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mobile National Cemetery:

30.6738, -88.0639

The Mobile National Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Mobile.

The cemetery is located in Mobile County<2>.

Adjacent to the Mobile National Cemetery and just to the northeast is the Magnolia Cemetery.

While not adjacent, the Little Magnolia Cemetery is directly south of the Mobile National Cemetery.

Just for reference: A short distance and to the southeast of The Mobile National Cemetery is the Ahavas Chesed Cemetery. See below for details.

The county seat for Mobile County is located in Mobile. Mobile lies just to the northeast of the Mobile National Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Mobile National Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Mobile National Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mobile National Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Carmelite Monastery Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Spanish Burial Grounds
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Spanish Burial Grounds is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Burial Grounds
  • Church Street Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Church Street Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Street Cemetery
  • Oaklawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Visitation Monastery Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • St. Austin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Gethsemane Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Mount Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Green Mount Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mount Cemetery
  • Pine Crest Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lartigue Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Lartigue Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lartigue Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Plateau Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • The Plateau Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau Cemetery
    • Old Spring Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jesuit Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Jesuit Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesuit Cemetery
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
    • Newell Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Newell Family Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell Family Cemetery
    • Sand Town Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Sand Town Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Town Cemetery
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Little Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Morning Star Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
    • Casher Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Casher Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casher 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 Mobile National Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mobile National Cemetery, with the nearest first:

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 Mobile National Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mobile County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mobile National Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Daphne
    • Daphne lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Mobile National Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Daphne.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daphne
  • Fairhope
  • Mobile
    • Mobile lies less than 2 miles<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Mobile National Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mobile.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile
  • Prichard

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 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 Mobile National Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Alabama:
  • Pages specific to Mobile 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 Mobile National Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #109427

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #152201  (Mobile National Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #152201 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: Mobile
      • Est. Elev: 9 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Mobile
      • Location given for Mobile National Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.6751904     Lon: -88.0630545
      • 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>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Mobile, 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- Mobile National 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.