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A visit to the Nance Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Nance Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Nance Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Nance Cemetery

Lat:   34.8431°   (34° 50' 35")

Lon:   -86.6656°   (-86° 39' 56")

The Nance Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.

The county seat for Madison County is located in Huntsville. Huntsville lies just to the south southeast of the Nance Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> of the Nance Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Nance Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Seay Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seay Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Seay Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Hammond - Roult Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hammond - Roult Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hammond - Roult Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hammond - Roult Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Liberty Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Hereford Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hereford Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hereford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hereford Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Jones Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Jones Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Hammond Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hammond Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hammond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hammond Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Fearn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fearn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fearn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Fearn Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Turner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Turner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Turner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Turner Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Moore Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Moore Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Wilburn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilburn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wilburn Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • St. James Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. James Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. James Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Love - Wilburn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Love - Wilburn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Love - Wilburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Love - Wilburn Cemetery is located in Madison County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Conley Chapel Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Conley Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Conley Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Conley Chapel Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Kelly Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kelly Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kelly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Kelly Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Dement Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dement Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dement Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dement Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Cornelius Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cornelius Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cornelius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cornelius Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Eldridge Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eldridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eldridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eldridge Cemetery is located in Madison County
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22655 <5>
    • Griffie Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffie Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griffie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Griffie Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Strong - Douglas Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strong - Douglas Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strong - Douglas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Strong - Douglas Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Gladstone Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gladstone Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gladstone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gladstone Cemetery is located in Madison County
    • Beaverdam Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaverdam Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaverdam Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beaverdam Cemetery is located in Madison County

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 Nance Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Nance Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Jeff
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jeff. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
    • Jeff is located in Madison County
  • Monrovia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
    • Monrovia is located in Madison County
  • Madison Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Madison Crossroads. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
    • Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County
  • Harvest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest
    • Harvest is located in Madison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvest <7>
  • Meridianville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Toney
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rideout Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rideout Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
    • Rideout Village is located in Madison County
  • Normal
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Normal have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal
    • Normal is located in Madison County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normal <7>
  • Chase
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
    • Chase is located in Madison County
  • Center Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
    • Center Hill is located in Limestone County
  • Capshaw
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Capshaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
    • Capshaw is located in Limestone County
  • Huntsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Lincoln
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Lincoln is located in Madison County
    • Mercury
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
      • Mercury is located in Madison County
    • Moore's Mill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore's Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
      • Moore's Mill is located in Madison County
    • Hazel Green
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
      • Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County
    • Elkwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Elkwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
      • Elkwood is located in Madison County
    • Country Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Country Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
      • Country Village is located in Madison County
    • Madison
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
      • Madison is located in Madison County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,654 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <7>
    • Chelsea
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
      • Chelsea is located in Madison County
    • Key's Mill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Key's Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
      • Key's Mill is located in Madison County
    • Caro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Caro. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
      • Caro is located in Limestone County
    • Greenwycke Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwycke Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
      • Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
    • Ryland
      (11 miles [17.7 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 Nance Cemetery. The following communities are located in Madison County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Nance Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 helpful 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 Nance Cemetery:

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 Nance Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #149989  (Nance Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #149989 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Jeff
    • County: Madison         Elev: 244
    • Location given for GNIS #149989 (Nance Cemetery)

The official website for Madison County: www.co.madison.al.us/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

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 Madison, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Nance Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8431, Longitude: -86.6656       In this case, the coordinates for the Nance Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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