A visit to the Mountain Home 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 Home Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mountain Home Cemetery:
34.2595, -87.7306
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mountain Home Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mountain Home Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Hamilton. Hamilton lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Mountain Home Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mountain Home Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Mountain Home Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mountain Home Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- John Bull Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The John Bull Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Bull Cemetery
- Factory Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Factory Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factory Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Trinity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Trinity Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cemetery
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Bear Creek.
- Bear Creek #1 Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fortner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fortner Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortner Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fortner Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Hackleburg.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22848 <5>
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Ireland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ireland Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland Cemetery
- Old Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Old Ireland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Old Ireland Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ireland Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Center Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Center Point Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point Cemetery
- The Center Point Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Joy Free Well Baptist Church Cemetery
- Cedar Tree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Lower Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Lower Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Cemetery
- Burnt House Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Burnt House Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt House Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Federick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Federick Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federick Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Haleyville.
- Burnett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Burnett Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Corinth Heights Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Mars Hill Community Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mountain Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mountain Home Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bear Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hackleburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hackleburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Haleyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Phil Campbell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Thornhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Thornhill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
- Boar Tush
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boar Tush is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boar Tush
- Boar Tush has also been known as:
- Boar Tusk
- Boartush
- Boartusk
- Littleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Littleville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Delmar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Delmar is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
- Spruce Pine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
- Pebble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
- Prebble ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Prebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prebble
- Churntown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Churntown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Glen Mary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Mary is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Mary
- Hodges
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rockwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rockwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Natural Bridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ashridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ashridge is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashridge
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 Home Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mountain Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Haleyville
- Hamilton
- Phil Campbell
- Russellville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Mountain Home Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Marion 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 Home Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #138021 (Mountain Home Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #138021 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 293 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Phil Campbell
- Location given for Mountain Home Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.2595419 Lon: -87.730584
- 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 Marion, 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- Mountain Home 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. |