A visit to the Mount Herman 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 Mt. Herman Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Herman Cemetery:
34.4395, -85.7864
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Herman Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Herman Cemetery is located in DeKalb County<2>.
The county seat for DeKalb County is located in Fort Payne. Fort Payne lies just to the east of the Mt. Herman Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Mt. Herman Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Herman Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mountain View Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hammack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hammack Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammack Cemetery
- Glenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Lankford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Town Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Town Creek Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek Cemetery
- Husky Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Husky Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Husky Cemetery
- Broadway Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stewart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Corinth Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- Fyffe Cemetery
- Downer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Downer Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downer Cemetery
- Killian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Killian Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Warren Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
- Warren Stewart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moore Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Sulphur Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Herman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Herman Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pine Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pine Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Bootsville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bootsville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootsville
- Chavies
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chavies is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Luna ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Luna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
- Douglas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Douglas is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Fort Payne
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Guest
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Guest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guest
- Rainsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Shiloh
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Clyde ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clyde is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Dog Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dog Town is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Fyffe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Adamsburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Adamsburg is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
- Floy ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Floy is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floy
- Sigsbee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sigsbee is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
- Lickskillet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Sylvania
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
- Luttrell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Luttrell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Powell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Powell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
- Gibson Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Gibson Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Crossroads
- Mount Vernon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mount Vernon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Cordell ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cordell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Hix ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hix is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Lakeview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Taft
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Blanche
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Alpine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Alpine is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Rock City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
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 Mt. Herman Cemetery. The following communities are located in DeKalb County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Herman Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fort Payne
- Fyffe
- Rainsville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Mt. Herman Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to DeKalb 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 Mt. Herman Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #150394 (Mount Herman Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #150394 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: DeKalb
- Est. Elev: 314 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chavies
- Location given for Mount Herman Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4395327 Lon: -85.786358
- 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 DeKalb, 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- Mt. Herman 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. |
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