A visit to the Mount Tabor 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. Tabor Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery:
34.0854, -85.7964
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Tabor Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Etowah County<2>.
The county seat for Etowah County is located in Gadsden. Gadsden lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Mt. Tabor Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Tabor Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Mt. Tabor Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Tabor Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Chapel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Chapel Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Morrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Shepard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Shepard Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepard Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Croft Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Croft Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft Cemetery
- Owens Memorial Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Owens Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Memorial Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Owens Memorial Park Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Turkeytown.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2525836 <5>
- Lebanon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Parker Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Parker Grove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Grove Cemetery
- Sewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sewell Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Davis Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Davis Chapel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Chapel Cemetery
- Sardis Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Sardis Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Pratt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Pratt Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Cemetery
- Mackey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mackey Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Tabor Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Tabor Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ballplay
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ballplay is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Hale ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hale is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Coato Bend ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Coato Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coato Bend
- Banner
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Banner is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Ball Flat
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ball Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Flat
- Turkeytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Coat's Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
- Ricks ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ricks is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks
- Turkey Town ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
- Leesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wilsonia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wilsonia is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonia
- Hokes Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Anderson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Edwardsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Edwardsville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Centre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Colvins Gap
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
- Collins ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Collins is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Coloma ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Coloma is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Moshat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Sand Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Keener
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Keener is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- East Gadsden
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Gadsden is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gadsden
- Burns Park
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burns Park is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Park
- Glencoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Collinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Adelia ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Adelia is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelia
- Yancy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Yancy is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy
- Duck Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Crudup
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Crudup is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crudup
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. Tabor Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Etowah County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Tabor Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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. Tabor Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Etowah 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. Tabor Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #123401 (Mount Tabor Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #123401 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: Etowah
- Est. Elev: 175 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ballplay
- Location given for Mount Tabor Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.0853755 Lon: -85.796356
- 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 Etowah, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mt. Tabor 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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