A visit to the Odd Fellows 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 Odd Fellows Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Odd Fellows Cemetery:
32.8140, -88.1667
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Odd Fellows Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Odd Fellows Cemetery is located in Sumter County<2>.
The county seat for Sumter County is located in Livingston. Livingston lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south of the Odd Fellows Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Odd Fellows Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Odd Fellows Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Odd Fellows Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Old Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Gotes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gotes Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotes Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Cooks Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cooks Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Cemetery
- Morning Star Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Hutchenson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hutchenson Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchenson Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Morgan Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Demount Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Demount Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Demount Cemetery
- Spencer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Spencer Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
- Souls Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Souls Chapel Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souls Chapel Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Kirksey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Kirksey Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksey Cemetery
- Crawford Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- Speed Quarters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Craig Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Craig Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 19 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Odd Fellows Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Odd Fellows Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gainesville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gainesville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Sumterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sumterville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumterville
- Epes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Epes is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Miller
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Miller is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Boligee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lizzieville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lizzieville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzieville
- West Greene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- West Greene is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Greene
- Geiger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Geiger is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Emelle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Emelle is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Sledge ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sledge is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Panola
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Panola is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Clinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clinton is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Giles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Giles is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
- Livingston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Binnsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Binnsville is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville
- Boyd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Boyd is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Eutaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Cooksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cooksville is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooksville
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 Odd Fellows Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sumter County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Odd Fellows Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Epes
- Epes lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Odd Fellows Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Epes.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epes
- Eutaw
- Gainesville
- Geiger
- Livingston
- Scooba
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 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 Odd Fellows Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Sumter 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 Odd Fellows Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #134224 (Odd Fellows Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #134224 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: Sumter
- Est. Elev: 49 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gainesville
- Location given for Odd Fellows Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.8140198 Lon: -88.1666921
- 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 Sumter, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Odd Fellows 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |