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A visit to the Nebo 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 Nebo Cemetery ...

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

32.5832, -88.0584

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

The Nebo Cemetery is located in Sumter County<2>.

The county seat for Sumter County is located in Livingston. Livingston lies just to the west of the Nebo Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Nebo Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Nebo Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Brown Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Brown Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
  • Neal Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Neal Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
  • Phares Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Walker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Walker Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
  • Dallas Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Dallas Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas Cemetery
  • Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery
  • St. Matthew Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The St. Matthew Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthew Cemetery
  • Maye Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Maye Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maye Cemetery
  • Brewersville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Brewersville Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville Cemetery
    • The Brewersville Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Christian Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Christian Valley Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21785 <5>
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
  • Dallas Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Dallas Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Hawkins Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
    • Dug Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Dug Hill Cemetery is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dug Hill Cemetery
    • Arrington Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Arrington Cemetery is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington Cemetery
    • Bowers Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Bowers Cemetery is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Cemetery
    • Nott Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Nott Cemetery is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nott Cemetery
    • Lee Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Lee Cemetery is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
    • Lewis Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Lewis Cemetery is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
    • Houston Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Houston Cemetery is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
    • Springhill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Springhill Cemetery is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill Cemetery
    • DeVelle Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The DeVelle Cemetery is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeVelle Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Nebo Cemetery.

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

  • Moore Town
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Moore Town is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Town
  • Brewersville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Brewersville is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
  • Coatopa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Coatopa is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatopa
  • Arrington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Arrington is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
  • Livingston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • McDowell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • McDowell is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
  • Epes
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Epes is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
  • Miller
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Miller is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
  • Bellamy
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Bellamy is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
  • Forkland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Forkland is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
  • Boligee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Demopolis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Sumterville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Sumterville is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumterville
    • Aigleville ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Aigleville is located in Marengo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aigleville
    • Lizzieville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Lizzieville is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzieville
    • Boyd
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Boyd is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • York
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • York is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
      • Former names for York:
      • New York Station
      • York Station
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <6>
    • Intercourse
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Intercourse is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intercourse
    • Whitfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Whitfield is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
    • Derby
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Derby is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
    • Arcola
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Arcola is located in Hale County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
    • Bethel ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Bethel is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Sledge ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Sledge is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
    • Gainesville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Gainesville is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
    • Griffins ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Griffins is located in Marengo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins
    • Pin Hook
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Pin Hook is located in Marengo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
    • Emelle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Emelle is located in Sumter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people

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 Nebo Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sumter County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Nebo 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 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 Nebo Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Alabama:
  • Pages specific to Sumter 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 Nebo Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #123662  (Nebo Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #123662 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: Sumter
      • Est. Elev: 91 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Brewersville
      • Location given for Nebo Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.5831914     Lon: -88.0583533
      • 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 Sumter, 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- Nebo 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.