A visit to the New Home 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 Home Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the New Home Cemetery:
31.3024, -86.5933
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the New Home Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The New Home Cemetery is located in Covington County<2>.
The county seat for Covington County is located in Andalusia. Andalusia lies just to the east of the New Home Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the New Home Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> of the New Home Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from New Home Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Adellum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Adellum Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adellum Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Adellum Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Andalusia.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2258757 <5>
- River Falls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The River Falls Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls Cemetery
- Garwin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Garwin Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garwin Cemetery
- Fairmount Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Fairmount Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount Cemetery
- Mancill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mancill Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mancill Cemetery
- Marshall Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Southside Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Southside Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- Feagin Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Feagin Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feagin Cemetery
- Carolina Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Carolina Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Andalusia Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Andalusia Memorial Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Andalusia Memorial Cemetery
- The Andalusia Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Andalusia Memorial Garden
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21244 <5>
- Johnson Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Long Branch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Long Branch Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Covington Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Gantt Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Gantt Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt Cemetery
- Able Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Able Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Able Cemetery
- Five Runs Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The Five Runs Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Runs Cemetery
- Hillside Memorial Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the New Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from New Home Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- River Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- River Falls is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
- Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
- Carolina
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Carolina is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carolina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Andalusia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Red Level
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Red Level is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Libertyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Libertyville is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Heath
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Heath is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
- Paul
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Paul is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul
- Gantt
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gantt is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Brooklyn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Brooklyn is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Sanford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Mount Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mount Union is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Union
- Red Oak
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Red Oak is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Antioch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Babbie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Babbie is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Horn Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Horn Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Johnsonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Johnsonville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
- Falco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Falco is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falco
- Old Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Wing
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wing is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wing
- McKenzie
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Centerville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
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 Home Cemetery. The following communities are located in Covington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The New Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Andalusia
- Opp
- Opp lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the East (E) of the New Home Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Opp.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opp
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 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 New Home Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Covington 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 Home Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1730305 (New Home Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1730305 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: Covington
- Est. Elev: 83 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: River Falls
- Location given for New Home Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.3023926 Lon: -86.5932938
- 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 Covington, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- New Home 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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