A visit to the Octagon Baptist Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Octagon Baptist Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Octagon Baptist Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Octagon Baptist Cemetery
Lat: 32.2068° (32° 12' 24")
Lon: -87.7561° (-87° 45' 21")
The Octagon Baptist Cemetery is located in Marengo County<2>.
The county seat for Marengo County is located in Linden. Linden lies just to the north northwest of the Octagon Baptist Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Octagon Baptist Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Octagon Baptist Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Paradise Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paradise Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paradise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Paradise Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Mooring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mooring Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mooring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mooring Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery
- The Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northeast of Thomaston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24708 <5>
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Springs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Rembert Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rembert Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rembert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rembert Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Berry Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berry Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berry Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Berry Chapel Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Union Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Laurel Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laurel Presbyterian Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laurel Presbyterian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Laurel Presbyterian Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Magnolia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Magnolia Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Magnolia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Cades Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cades Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cades Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cades Chapel Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- St. Peter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peter Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Beaver Creek Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Creek Baptist Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Creek Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Beaver Creek Baptist Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Living Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Living Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Living Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Living Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Christian Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Hope Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christian Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Christian Hope Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Holt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holt Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Hosea Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hosea Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hosea Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hosea Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Shop Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shop Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Shop Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Cades Chapel 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 Octagon Baptist Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Octagon Baptist Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hugo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Moss ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Linden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Linden is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linden <7>
- Magnolia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Marengo County
- Thomaston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Blue Lock ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Providence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Half Acre
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
- Half Acre is located in Marengo County
- Former names for Half Acre:
- Hell's Half Acre
- Luther's Store
- Aimwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Sweet Water
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Dixon's Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixon's Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
- Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
- Crenshaw ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Beckleys ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Myrtlewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myrtlewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
- Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Ellison ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Lamison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Pin Hook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
- Pin Hook is located in Marengo County
- Vineland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Flatwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Consul
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Arlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Arlington is located in Wilcox County
- Tombigbee ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Griffins ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Cedahoma ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dayton
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 Octagon Baptist Cemetery. The following communities are located in Marengo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Octagon Baptist Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Linden
- Linden lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Octagon Baptist Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Linden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Thomaston
- Thomaston lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Octagon Baptist Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Thomaston.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
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 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 Octagon Baptist Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Marengo County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Choctaw County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Clarke County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Dallas County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Greene County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Hale County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Perry County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Sumter County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Wilcox County
- Cyndi's List
- Family Search
- Genealogy Trails
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- From Cyndi's List:
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Marengo County
- Cemetery Junction:
- Directory for Alabama
- From FamilySearch:
- Cemeteries Wiki for Alabama
- From Interment.net:
- Cemeteries of Alabama
- Cemeteries of Marengo
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Octagon Baptist Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Octagon Baptist Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #137649 (Octagon Baptist Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #137649 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Miller
- County: Marengo Elev: 89
- Location given for GNIS #137649 (Octagon Baptist Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
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 Marengo, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Octagon Baptist Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2068, Longitude: -87.7561 In this case, the coordinates for the Octagon Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
| <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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |