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. 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 Octagon Baptist Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Octagon Baptist Cemetery:
32.2068, -87.7561
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>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on 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)
- The Paradise Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Mooring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mooring Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooring Cemetery
- Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southwest of Thomaston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24708 <5>
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rembert Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Rembert Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rembert Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Berry Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Berry Chapel Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Chapel Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Laurel Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Cades Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Cades Chapel Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cades Chapel Cemetery
- St. Peter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- Beaver Creek Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Living Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Living Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Living Cemetery
- Christian Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Holt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- Hosea Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Hosea Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosea Cemetery
- Shop Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Shop Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop 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)
- Hugo is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Moss ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moss is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Linden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Magnolia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Thomaston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thomaston is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Blue Lock ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Lock is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lock
- Providence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Providence is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Half Acre
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Half Acre is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
- Former names for Half Acre:
- Hell's Half Acre
- Luther's Store
- Aimwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Aimwell is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
- Sweet Water
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Dixon's Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
- Crenshaw ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crenshaw is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dayton is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Beckleys ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Beckleys is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckleys
- Myrtlewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Ellison ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ellison is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
- Lamison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lamison is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamison
- Pin Hook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pin Hook is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
- Vineland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Vineland is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Flatwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Flatwood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
- Consul
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Consul is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Consul
- Arlington
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Tombigbee ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tombigbee is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombigbee
- Griffins ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Griffins is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins
- Cedahoma ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cedahoma is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedahoma
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
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 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 Octagon Baptist Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Marengo 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 Octagon Baptist Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #137649 (Octagon Baptist Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #137649 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: Marengo
- Est. Elev: 89 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Miller
- Location given for Octagon Baptist Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.2068122 Lon: -87.75612
- 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 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 '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- Octagon Baptist 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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