A visit to the Nelson 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 Nelson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Nelson Cemetery:
34.7445, -85.7505
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Nelson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Nelson Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Scottsboro. Scottsboro lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Nelson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Nelson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Nelson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Nelson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pritchett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Pritchett Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchett Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Rosalie Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- New Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The New Home Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home Cemetery
- Sterne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sterne Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterne Cemetery
- Coffee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Coffee Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Fuller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fuller Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Cemetery
- Weldon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Weldon Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Coffey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Biddle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Biddle Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biddle Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Biddle Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Beaty Crossroads.
- The Biddle Cemetery has also been known as:
- Friendship Church Cemetery
- Friendship Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21620 <5>
- Caperton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Caperton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caperton Cemetery
- Cross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Cross Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cemetery
- Cross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Cross Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Tally Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Tally Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tally Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Hudgins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hudgins Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudgins Cemetery
- The Hudgins Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Pisgah Holiness Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23577 <5>
- Pannell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Pannell Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pannell Cemetery
- Beulah Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Beulah Chapel Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Chapel Cemetery
- The Beulah Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beulah Chapel MB Church Cemetery
- Beulahs Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Steele Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Steele Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steele Cemetery
- Swafford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Swafford Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swafford Cemetery
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 Nelson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Nelson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Flat Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Central
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Central is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Beaty Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beaty Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Crossroads
- Ider
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pisgah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Henagar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cartersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cartersville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- New Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Stevenson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fackler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fackler is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fackler
- Gray ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Haynes Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Haynes Crossing is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossing
- Higdon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bellefonte ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bellefonte is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Stewart Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Eliza
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eliza is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Browns Valley ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Browns Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Sylvania
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
- Kaolin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kaolin is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
- Rising Fawn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rash
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rash is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rash
- Hollywood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dutton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Hammondville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hammondville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 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 Nelson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Nelson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellefonte - Historic
- Rising Fawn
- Stevenson
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 professional and volunteer 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 Nelson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Nelson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #149580 (Nelson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #149580 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 403 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Henagar
- Location given for Nelson Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7445262 Lon: -85.7505284
- 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 Jackson, 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- Nelson 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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