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A visit to the Oddfellows 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 Oddfellows Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oddfellows Cemetery:

30.4305, -88.2478

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oddfellows Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Oddfellows Cemetery is located in Mobile County<2>.

The county seat for Mobile County is located in Mobile. Mobile lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Oddfellows Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Oddfellows Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Oddfellows Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oddfellows Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
  • St. Michael Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Pine Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
  • Beverly Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Beverly Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Cemetery
  • Piner McGrew Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Piner McGrew Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piner McGrew Cemetery
  • Lundy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Lundy Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundy Cemetery
  • Grand Bay Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Grand Bay Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bay Cemetery
  • English Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The English Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Cemetery
  • Cold Springs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Cold Springs Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs Cemetery
  • Roberts Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
  • Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Serenity Memorial Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Dorlon Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Dorlon Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorlon Cemetery
      • The Dorlon Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Dorlan Community Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2269517 <5>
    • Hamilton Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
    • Alabama Port Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Alabama Port Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama Port Cemetery
    • Reeds Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Reeds Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Cemetery
    • Boudans Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Boudans Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boudans Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Boudans Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Bellefontaine
    • Mathis Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • The Mathis Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathis Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mathis Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Bellefontaine
    • Magnolia Springs Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Forts Lake Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Forts Lake Cemetery is located in Jackson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forts Lake Cemetery
    • Dees Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Dees Cemetery is located in Jackson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dees Cemetery
    • Kivisto Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Kivisto Cemetery is located in Jackson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kivisto Cemetery
    • Mobile Memorial Gardens
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Mobile Memorial Gardens is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile Memorial Gardens
      • The Mobile Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
      • Mobile Memorial Cemetery
      • Mobile Memorial Gardens Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24477 <5>

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oddfellows Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oddfellows Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Bayou La Batre
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Coden
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Irvington
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Saint Elmo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Saint Elmo is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
  • Grand Bay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mon Louis
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Mon Louis is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mon Louis
  • Bellefontaine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bellefontaine is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefontaine
  • Alabama Port
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Alabama Port is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama Port
  • Theodore
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Tillmans Corner
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Tillmans Corner is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillmans Corner
  • Orange Grove
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Orange Grove is located in Jackson County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
  • Dauphin Island
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dauphin Island is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dauphin Island
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,366 people
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Helena
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Helena is located in Jackson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Eastside
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Eastside is located in Jackson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastside
    • Fort Gaines ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Fort Gaines is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gaines
    • Moss Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Big Point
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Big Point is located in Jackson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Point
    • Escatawpa
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Escatawpa is located in Jackson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
    • Pascagoula
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Country Club Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Country Club Village is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Village
    • Coll Town
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Coll Town is located in Jackson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coll Town
    • Fort Morgan ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Point Clear
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

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 Oddfellows Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mobile County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oddfellows Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 helpful 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 Oddfellows Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Alabama:
  • Pages specific to Mobile 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 Oddfellows Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1730013  (Oddfellows Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1730013 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: Mobile
      • Est. Elev: 22 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Coden
      • Location given for Oddfellows Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.4304757     Lon: -88.2477814
      • 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 Mobile, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Oddfellows 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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