A visit to the New Canaan 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 New Canaan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the New Canaan Cemetery:
32.8274, -85.5767
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the New Canaan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The New Canaan Cemetery is located in Chambers County<2>.
The county seat for Chambers County is located in LaFayette. LaFayette lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the New Canaan Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the New Canaan Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the New Canaan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from New Canaan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dean - Shirley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Fargason Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Fargason Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargason Cemetery
- Midway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- The Midway Cemetery has also been known as:
- Midway UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24417 <5>
- Langley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Langley Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langley Cemetery
- Slaughters Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Slaughters Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Smith - Willoughby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Dudleyville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Dudleyville Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville Cemetery
- Gillam Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Gillam Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillam Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Morgan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Mt. Traveler MB Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Waverly Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Peace & Goodwill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sturkie Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sturkie Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturkie Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- St. John UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Old Harmony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Old Harmony Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Harmony Cemetery
- Waites Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Waites Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waites Cemetery
- Harmony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- New Harmony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony 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 New Canaan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from New Canaan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Camp Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Blackman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Blackman is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman
- Slaughters ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Slaughters is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Dudleyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dudleyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
- Waverly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Waverly is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Agricola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Agricola is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Boyds
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Boyds is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds
- Dadeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Roxana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roxana is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- The Bottle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bottle is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bottle
- LaFayette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Matilda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Penton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Penton is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Chapel Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Frog Eye
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Frog Eye is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Eye
- Jacksons' Gap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Erie ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Erie is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Daviston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Church Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Church Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Loachapoka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Gwen Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Gwen Mill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwen Mill
- Susannah ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Susannah is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Susannah
- Ridgewood Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ridgewood Village is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
- Auburn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Opelika
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cusseta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Milltown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Milltown is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
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 New Canaan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chambers County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The New Canaan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auburn
- Camp Hill
- Dadeville
- Erie - Historic
- Erie lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the New Canaan Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erie.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- LaFayette
- Opelika
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 websites either 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 New Canaan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Chambers 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 New Canaan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2628217 (New Canaan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2628217 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: Chambers
- Est. Elev: 245 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Camp Hill SE
- Location given for New Canaan Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.827403 Lon: -85.576737
- 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 Chambers, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New Canaan 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. |