A visit to the Mount Joy 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. Joy Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Joy Cemetery:
34.0887, -87.7989
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Joy Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Joy Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Hamilton. Hamilton lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Mt. Joy Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Mt. Joy Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Joy Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mays Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Fowler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Fowler Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Cemetery
- Burleson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Burleson Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burleson Cemetery
- Sullens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sullens Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullens Cemetery
- Burleson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Burleson Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burleson Cemetery
- Green Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Brilliant Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Bostick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Bostick Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bostick Cemetery
- Gold Mine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Gold Mine Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Mine Cemetery
- Old Mars Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
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- Brock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Brock Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Cemetery
- Barton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Barton Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Cemetery
- Haley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Haley Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haley Cemetery
- Whitehouse Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Whitehouse Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Cemetery
- Burleson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Burleson Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burleson Cemetery
- Burleson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Burleson Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burleson Cemetery
- Armstrong Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Boston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Boston Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel 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 Mt. Joy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Joy Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brilliant
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Twin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Twin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Yampertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yampertown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yampertown
- Stinson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Stinson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Rock City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Thornhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thornhill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
- Pikeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pikeville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Guin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gu - Win
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gu - Win is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gu - Win
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Glen Mary
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Glen Mary is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Mary
- Winfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Natural Bridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hamilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Glen Allen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Farriss
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Farriss is located in Winston County
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- Delmar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Delmar is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
- Boar Tush
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boar Tush is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boar Tush
- Boar Tush has also been known as:
- Boar Tusk
- Boartush
- Boartusk
- Hackleburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hackleburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Bazemore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bazemore is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazemore
- Lynn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Lynn is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Haleyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Weston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Weston is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Eldridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beaverton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
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. Joy Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Joy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Guin
- Guin lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Mt. Joy Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Guin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guin
- Haleyville
- Hamilton
- Winfield
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Mt. Joy Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Marion 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. Joy Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #123231 (Mount Joy Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #123231 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 200 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brilliant
- Location given for Mount Joy Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.088712 Lon: -87.7989155
- 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 Marion, 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. Joy 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. |