A visit to the Mount Sinai 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. Sinai Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Sinai Cemetery:
32.6604, -85.5083
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Sinai Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Opelika. Opelika lies just to the east of the Mt. Sinai Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Sinai Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Mt. Sinai Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Sinai Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Farmville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Farmville Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Farmville Cemetery is located in the vicinity of The Bottle
- Westwood Drive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cherry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cherry Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Gold Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Maddox Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Memorial Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Memorial Park is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Park
- Flat Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Waverly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Traveler MB Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rowells Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Rowells Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowells Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Frank McGuire Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Loachapoka Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Loachapoka Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loachapoka Cemetery
- Pine Level Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Level Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level Cemetery
- Garden Hills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Garden Hills Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Hills Cemetery
- The Garden Hills Cemetery has also been known as:
- Garden Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22950 <5>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Smith - Willoughby Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Canaan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Canaan Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Cemetery
- Green Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Rosemere Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Rosemere Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemere Cemetery
- St. Luke CME Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Bowery Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Spratling Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Spratling Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spratling Cemetery
- Peace & Goodwill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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. Sinai Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Sinai Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- The Bottle
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bottle is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bottle
- Auburn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ridgewood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ridgewood Village is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
- Loachapoka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gwen Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gwen Mill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwen Mill
- Waverly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Opelika
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Roxana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Roxana is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Chewacla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chewacla is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewacla
- Notasulga
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beauregard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beauregard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Boyds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Boyds is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Camp Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Church Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Church Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Cusseta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Slaughters ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Slaughters is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Blackman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Blackman is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman
- Liberty City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Liberty City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Agricola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Agricola is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Society Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Society Hill is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- Salem
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Reeltown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Reeltown is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeltown
- Marvyn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Marvyn is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvyn
- LaFayette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Erie ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Erie is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
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. Sinai Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Sinai Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auburn
- Camp Hill
- Erie - Historic
- Erie lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Mt. Sinai Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erie.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- LaFayette
- Notasulga
- Opelika
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 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. Sinai Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lee 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. Sinai Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #138238 (Mount Sinai Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #138238 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: Lee
- Est. Elev: 219 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Waverly
- Location given for Mount Sinai Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.6604105 Lon: -85.5082835
- 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 Lee, 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 from Point A (ie- Mt. Sinai 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. |