A visit to the Mountain Creek 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 Mountain Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mountain Creek Cemetery:
32.7129, -86.4800
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mountain Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mountain Creek Cemetery is located in Chilton County<2>.
The county seat for Chilton County is located in Clanton. Clanton lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Mountain Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mountain Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Mountain Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mountain Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Canaan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Canaan Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Cemetery
- Morning Star Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
- Jo Anna Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Jo Anna Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jo Anna Cemetery
- Verbena Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Verbena Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena Cemetery
- Bildee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bildee Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bildee Cemetery
- Wadsworth Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wadsworth Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Wadsworth Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wadsworth Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2172125 <5>
- Wadsworth Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wadsworth Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Wadsworth Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wadsworth Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2172125 <5>
- Williams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Crossroad Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Crossroad Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroad Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pentecost AME Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- New Prospect Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- The New Prospect Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24964 <5>
- Sunny Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Chestnut Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Floyd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Lily Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mountain Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mountain Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mountain Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Marbury
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Verbena
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Verbena is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Lightwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lightwood is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
- White City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Pine Level
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pine Level is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Titus
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Deatsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Holtville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Holtville is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtville
- Holtville has also been known as:
- Slapout
- Dollar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dollar is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
- Haynes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Adkin Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Adkin Hill is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkin Hill
- Adkin Hill has also been known as:
- Atkins Hill
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Clanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gibbons ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gibbons is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons
- Billingsley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Booth
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Booth is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Melmar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Melmar is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmar
- Millbrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
- Elmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pentonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pentonville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
- Prattville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Coosada
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
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 Mountain Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chilton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mountain Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clanton
- Elmore
- Millbrook
- Prattville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Mountain Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Chilton 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 Mountain Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #151272 (Mountain Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #151272 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: Chilton
- Est. Elev: 176 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Marbury
- Location given for Mountain Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.7129069 Lon: -86.4799768
- 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 Chilton, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mountain Creek 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. |