A visit to the Old Compton Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Old Compton Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Old Compton Cemetery (FG ID #2452675).
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 Compton Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Compton Cemetery:
33.7850, -86.6443
The Old Compton Cemetery is located in Blount County<2>.
The county seat for Blount County is located in Oneonta. Oneonta lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Old Compton Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Compton Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Old Compton Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Compton Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hopewell UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Remlap Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Love Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lilly Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lilly Chapel Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Chapel Cemetery
- Vandiver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- County Line Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lees Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Holston Chapel UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hughes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty - Minter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Creel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Creel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Pinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Pinson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinson Cemetery
- Clear Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Crump Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Crump Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump Cemetery
- Pine Bluff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Pine Bluff Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Bluff Cemetery
- Elvester Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Elvester Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvester Cemetery
- Warrior Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Morris Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Castle Heights Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Taylor Memorial UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Argo Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Argo Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo Cemetery
- Fuller Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Fuller Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Cemetery
- Brown - Hudson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Compton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Compton Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Village Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Village Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Springs
- Compton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Masseyline
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Masseyline is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyline
- Palmerdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Selfville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Selfville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selfville
- Remlap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dallas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dallas is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Bradford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ayres
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- County Line
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Adville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Crosston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Crosston is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosston
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pinson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Clay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Locust Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Trafford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Majestic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Majestic is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Little Warrior
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Morris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Center Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chalkville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grayson Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grayson Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson Valley
- Argo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Argo is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,278 people
- Springville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hayden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kimberly
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
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 Compton Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Blount County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Compton Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Compton Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Blount 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 Compton Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #2452675
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Blount, 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- Old Compton 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. |