A visit to the Old Bostick 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 Old Bostick Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Bostick Cemetery:
34.0290, -87.7539
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Bostick Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Bostick Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.
The county seat for Marion County is located in Hamilton. Hamilton lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Old Bostick Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Bostick Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Old Bostick Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Bostick Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Friendship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Marion County
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- Green Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Fowler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Fowler Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Halcomb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Halcomb Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halcomb Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Weeks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Weeks Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeks Cemetery
- Old Poplar Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Mt. Joy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Joy Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Joy Cemetery
- Vaughn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Walker Baccus Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old Mars Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- May & Akers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The May & Akers Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May & Akers Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Yampertown.
- Riley Baccus Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beasley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Beasley Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley Cemetery
- Holcomb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Holcomb Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holcomb Cemetery
- Hallmark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Hallmark Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallmark Cemetery
- O'Mary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The O'Mary Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Mary Cemetery
- Miles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Miles Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Cemetery
- Crooked Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Brock Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Bostick Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Bostick Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brilliant
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rock City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Twin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Twin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Yampertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Yampertown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yampertown
- Winfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Allen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Gu - Win
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gu - Win is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gu - Win
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Guin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bazemore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bazemore is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazemore
- Farriss
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Farriss is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farriss
- Natural Bridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Mary
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Mary is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Mary
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Stinson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stinson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Eldridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Thornhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Thornhill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
- Lynn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lynn is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Pikeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Pikeville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Delmar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Delmar is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
- Boar Tush
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Boar Tush is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boar Tush
- Boar Tush has also been known as:
- Boar Tusk
- Boartush
- Boartusk
- Kansas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kansas is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
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 Old Bostick Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Bostick Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carbon Hill
- Guin
- Guin lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Old Bostick Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Guin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guin
- Haleyville
- Hamilton
- Winfield
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Old Bostick Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Marion 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 Old Bostick Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #138038 (Old Bostick Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #138038 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: Marion
- Est. Elev: 166 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brilliant
- Location given for Old Bostick Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.0289907 Lon: -87.7539129
- 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 Marion, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Old Bostick 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |