A visit to the New Site 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 Site Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the New Site Cemetery:
33.0243, -86.2708
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the New Site Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The New Site Cemetery is located in Coosa County<2>.
The county seat for Coosa County is located in Rockford. Rockford lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the New Site Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the New Site Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the New Site Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from New Site Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Kelly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Stewarts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Stewarts Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewarts Cemetery
- Weogufka Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Weogufka Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka Cemetery
- Bell Rattle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bell Rattle Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Rattle Cemetery
- O J Mooney Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Grimes Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Andrews Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bethany Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethany Methodist Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Methodist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bethany Methodist Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Stewartville.
- The Bethany Methodist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Bethany Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2478339 <5>
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Stewartville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Unity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Flint Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Flint Hill Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Jennings Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Jennings Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Cemetery
- Miller - Patterson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Old Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McEwen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The McEwen Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen Cemetery
- McEwen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The McEwen Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen 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 Site Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from New Site Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Weogufka
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Weogufka is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
- Stewartville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stewartville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
- Gantts Quarry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gantts Quarry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantts Quarry
- Mount Olive
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Rockford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Hollins
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hollins is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Sylacauga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hissop
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hissop is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop
- Mignon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mignon is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mignon
- Fayetteville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fayetteville is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Talladega Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Oak Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Goodwater
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oldfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Oldfield is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Dollar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dollar is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
- Comerdale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Comerdale is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comerdale
- Aucheucaula ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Aucheucaula is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheucaula
- Pentonville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Pentonville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
- Cottage Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Kellyton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kellyton is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Zubers
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Zubers is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zubers
- Pine Grove Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
- Merrell Beach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Merrell Beach is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrell Beach
- Bon Air
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bon Air is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Nixburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nixburg is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
- Ray
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ray is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Sycamore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sycamore is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
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 Site Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Coosa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The New Site Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Goodwater
- Mignon
- Rockford
- Sylacauga
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 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 Site Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Coosa 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 Site Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #135712 (New Site Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #135712 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: Coosa
- Est. Elev: 237 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Weogufka
- Location given for New Site Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.0242867 Lon: -86.270807
- 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 Coosa, 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 Site 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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