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:
34.4731, -86.7592
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 Morgan County<2>.
The county seat for Morgan County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Nelson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Nelson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Nelson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Leemon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Leemon Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemon Cemetery
- Houston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Houston Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Somerville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Somerville Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville Cemetery
- Kyle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Kyle Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle Cemetery
- Center Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Garner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Cemetery
- Redoak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Redoak Grove Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redoak Grove Cemetery
- Edmonson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Edmonson Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Grantland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Grantland Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantland Cemetery
- Breeding Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Breeding Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Breeding Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Breeding Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding Cemetery
- Kolb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Kolb Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolb Cemetery
- Troup Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Troup Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troup Cemetery
- Meyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Meyer Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Waugh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Waugh Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh Cemetery
- Gum Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Gum Springs Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs Cemetery
- Brindley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Brindley Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindley Cemetery
- Garner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Cemetery
- Lyle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Lyle Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle Cemetery
- Winton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Winton Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton 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:
- Winton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Somerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Valhermoso Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Florette
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Swancott
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Triana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Priceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eva
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Apple Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Westlake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Briscoe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Lacey's Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Burningtree Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Hartselle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Leesdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Morgan City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Falkville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lacon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lacon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
- Ryan Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Mooresville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Flint City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Ruth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ruth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Whitesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
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. The following communities are located in Morgan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Nelson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Morgan 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 #123693 (Nelson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #123693 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: Morgan
- Est. Elev: 203 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Somerville
- Location given for Nelson Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4731489 Lon: -86.7591659
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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 Morgan, 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- 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |