A visit to the Mount Serene 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. Serene Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Serene Cemetery:
31.8793, -85.3385
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Serene Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Serene Cemetery is located in Barbour County<2>.
The county seat for Barbour County is located in Clayton. Clayton lies just to the west of the Mt. Serene Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Serene Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Serene Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Serene Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Beauchamp Family Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cunningham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
- Perkins - Evans Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Blair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Bascom Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Bascom Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bascom Cemetery
- Academy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Academy Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Academy Cemetery
- Jacksonville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Jacksonville Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Clayton City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Clayton City Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton City Cemetery
- The Clayton City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clayton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960947 <5>
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Scotch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Freemount Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Freemount Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemount Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Freemount Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Bakerhill.
- The Freemount Cemetery has also been known as:
- Freemount (AME) Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2305431 <5>
- St. Emmnuel AME Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Emmnuel AME Church Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Emmnuel AME Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the St. Emmnuel AME Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northwest of Eufaula.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2598569 <5>
- Warren Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Cemetery
- Frost Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Frost Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Frost Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northwest of Eufaula.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2598521 <5>
- Friendship Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Mt. Serene Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Serene Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cotton Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Hill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Clayton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bakerhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bakerhill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Comer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Comer is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Eufaula
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hawkinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hawkinsville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
- Georgetown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Georgetown is located in Quitman County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Spring Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Spring Hill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Louisville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Louisville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Screamer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Screamer is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Big Eddy ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Big Eddy is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Eddy
- Blue Springs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Springs is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Midway
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Midway is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Pine Grove
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Grove is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Clio
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Clopton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Clopton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Hatcher
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Hatcher is located in Quitman County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
- Glenville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Glenville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Smuteye
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Smuteye is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smuteye
- Graball
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Graball is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Former names for Graball:
- Hart's Crossroads
- Hudspeth's Crossroads
- Rutherford
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Rutherford is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Three Notch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Three Notch is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Notch
- Abbeville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Oketeyeconne ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oketeyeconne is located in Clay County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketeyeconne
- Florence
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Florence is located in Stewart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Perote
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Perote is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perote
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. Serene Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Barbour County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Serene Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abbeville
- Clio
- Clio lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Mt. Serene Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clio.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Eufaula
- Louisville
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. Serene Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Barbour 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. Serene Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #152507 (Mount Serene Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #152507 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: Barbour
- Est. Elev: 153 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: White Oak
- Location given for Mount Serene Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.8793276 Lon: -85.3385486
- 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 Barbour, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mt. Serene 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. |