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:
33.6068, -87.7847
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 Fayette County<2>.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in Fayette. Fayette lies just to the north northwest of the New Canaan Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the New Canaan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from New Canaan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Savage Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Savage Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Cemetery
- Brotherton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Brotherton Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brotherton Cemetery
- Old Canaan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Canaan Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Canaan Cemetery
- Tucker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Tucker Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Cemetery
- South Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The South Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Gravlee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gravlee Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravlee Cemetery
- Unity Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Unity Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Grove Cemetery
- Melton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Melton Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melton Cemetery
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- Caines Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Caines Ridge Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caines Ridge Cemetery
- Palestine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Palestine Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine Cemetery
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
- Old Shepherd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Shepherd Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shepherd Cemetery
- Shepherd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Shepherd Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Phillips Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Whitson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Whitson Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitson Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- New Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The New Chapel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Cemetery
- Vick & Kelley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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:
- Fayette
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rossland City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rossland City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
- Old Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- New Lexington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Bankston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Ashcraft Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Belk
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Belk is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Berry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kennedy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Lubbub
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Kirkland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Alta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
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- Samantha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Millport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Echola
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Echola is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echola
- Hightogy
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
- Patton Junction ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Patton Junction is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
- Corona
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Corona is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Reform
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gordo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Patton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Patton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Bazemore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bazemore is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazemore
- Fernbank
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
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 Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The New Canaan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Berry
- Berry lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the New Canaan Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Berry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Gordo
- Gordo lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the New Canaan Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gordo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordo
- Kennedy
- Millport
- Patton Junction - Historic
- Reform
- Vernon
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 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 New Canaan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Fayette 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 #158492 (New Canaan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #158492 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: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 146 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Newtonville
- Location given for New Canaan Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.6067779 Lon: -87.7847383
- 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 Fayette, 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- 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |