A visit to the Old Florence 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 Florence Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Florence Cemetery:
33.5095, -86.2764
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Florence Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Florence Cemetery is located in Talladega County<2>.
The county seat for Talladega County is located in Talladega. Talladega lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Old Florence Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Florence Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Old Florence Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Florence Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Coosa Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Coosa Valley Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa Valley Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Coosa Valley Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Pell City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #239307 <5>
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Hubbard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Cemetery
- Walkers Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Walkers Family Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Family Cemetery
- Valley Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Valley Hill Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Pell City.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26861 <5>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Hepzibah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hepzibah Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepzibah Cemetery
- Robert Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Robert Chapel Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robert Chapel Cemetery
- Boykin Truitt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Boykin Truitt Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin Truitt Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Freeze Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Freeze Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeze Cemetery
- Mays Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- McCellan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The McCellan Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCellan Cemetery
- Seddon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Seddon Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Bowman Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Bowman Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Cemetery
- Macedonia North Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Allen - Sims Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Allen - Sims Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen - Sims Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Florence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Florence Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Easonville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Easonville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonville
- Fountainrun ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
- Cropwell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Glen City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Glen City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen City
- Windsong Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Windsong Island is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Island
- Colony
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Colony is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Avondale Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Avondale Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale Village
- Pell City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Logan Martin Dam
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Logan Martin Dam is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Martin Dam
- Seddon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Seddon is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon
- East Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- East Bend is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
- Riverside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cook's Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cook's Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook's Springs
- Lincoln
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Calcis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Calcis is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcis
- Nottingham ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Nottingham is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Former name for Nottingham:
- Jones Camp Ground
- Coal City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Coal City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Wattsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Wattsville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Vincent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alpine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Talladega
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sterrett
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brompton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brompton is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brompton
- Vandiver
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Winterboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Winterboro is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterboro
- Odenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moody
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moody is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,292 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <6>
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 Florence Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Talladega County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Florence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Odenville
- Pell City
- Talladega
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Florence Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Talladega 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 Florence Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #152775 (Old Florence Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #152775 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: Talladega
- Est. Elev: 146 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pell City
- Location given for Old Florence Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.5095501 Lon: -86.276366
- 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 Talladega, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old Florence 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. |