A visit to the Mount Pisgah 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. Pisgah Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery:
33.8098, -88.1014
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Lamar County<2>.
The county seat for Lamar County is located in Vernon. Vernon lies just to the south of the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Pisgah Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Lamar County
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- Pearson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Pearson Cemetery is located in Lamar County
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- Sanders Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Lamar County
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- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Lamar County
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- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Wofford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Wofford Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wofford Cemetery
- Lamar Memory Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lamar Memory Gardens is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar Memory Gardens
- Holliday Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Holliday Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holliday Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Springfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Springfield Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Cemetery
- Morton Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Fellowship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Lamar County
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- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Mulberry Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Moscow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Moscow Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Herron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Herron Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herron Cemetery
- Rising Star Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Rising Star Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Star Cemetery
- New Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The New Church Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Church Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Furnace Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Furnace Hill Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill Cemetery
- Vernon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Vernon Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Cemetery
- Owens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Kennedy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
- Plynn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Plynn Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plynn Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Pisgah Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Vernon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sulligent
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bedford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bedford is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Hightogy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
- Beaverton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gattman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gattman is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Kirkland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kirkland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bluff is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Greenwood Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Belk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Belk is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Splunge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Splunge is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splunge
- Caledonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Detroit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Guin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fernbank
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Gu - Win
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gu - Win is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gu - Win
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Millport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kennedy
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Old Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Town is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Fayette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pikeville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pikeville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Hamilton
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Riggins
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Riggins is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggins
- Winfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Stinson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Stinson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
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. Pisgah Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lamar County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Guin
- Guin lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Guin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guin
- Kennedy
- Millport
- Sulligent
- Vernon
- Winfield
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Mt. Pisgah Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lamar 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. Pisgah Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #158459 (Mount Pisgah Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #158459 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: Lamar
- Est. Elev: 141 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vernon
- Location given for Mount Pisgah Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.8098307 Lon: -88.1014192
- 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 Lamar, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mt. Pisgah 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. |