A visit to the Old Field 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 Field Cemetery ...
The Old Field Cemetery is located in Clay County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Ashland City Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Clay County
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- Big Springs Cemetery
- The Big Springs Cemetery is located in Clay County
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- County Memory Gardens
- Hassell Cemetery
- The Hassell Cemetery is located in Clay County
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- Liberty Cemetery
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Clay County
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- Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Lystra Cemetery
- The Lystra Cemetery is located in Clay County
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- Macedonia Cemetery
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Clay County
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- Mt. Zion Cemetery
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Clay County
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- New Prospect Cemetery
- Old Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Old Noles Cemetery
- The Old Noles Cemetery is located in Clay County
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- Olive Branch Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Poe Bridge Cemetery
- The Poe Bridge Cemetery is located in Clay County
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- Poplar Springs Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Clay County
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- Springhill Cemetery
- The Springhill Cemetery is located in Clay County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Old Field Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Abihka ‑ Historic
- Abihka is located in Talladega County
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- Almond
- Almond is located in Randolph County
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- Ashland
- Ashland is located in Clay County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Barfield
- Barfield is located in Clay County
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- Chambers Springs
- Chambers Springs is located in Clay County
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- Chandler Springs
- Chandler Springs is located in Talladega County
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- Christiana
- Christiana is located in Randolph County
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- Cowpens
- Cowpens is located in Tallapoosa County
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- Cragford
- Delta
- Elder
- Elder is located in Clay County
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- Emuckfaw
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
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- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Erin
- Erin is located in Clay County
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- Goldville
- Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Hackneyville
- Hackneyville is located in Tallapoosa County
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- Harkins Crossroads
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
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- Haynes Crossroad
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
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- Ironaton
- Ironaton is located in Talladega County
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- Kentuck
- Kentuck is located in Talladega County
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- Lineville
- Malone Ferry
- Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
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- McElderry
- McElderry is located in Talladega County
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- Mellow Valley
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
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- Millerville
- Millerville is located in Clay County
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- Motley
- Motley is located in Clay County
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- New Site
- New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Ofelia
- Ofelia is located in Randolph County
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- Rendalia
- Rendalia is located in Talladega County
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- Talladega
- Waldo
- Waldo is located in Talladega County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 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 Field Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Field Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Lineville
- Talladega
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 Field Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 Field Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #160300 (Old Field Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #160300 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 317 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lineville West
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Clay, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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- Old Field Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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