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A visit to the Old Methodist 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 Methodist Cemetery ...

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

31.3516, -88.2475

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

The Old Methodist Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.

The county seat for Washington County is located in Chatom. Chatom lies just to the north of the Old Methodist Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old Methodist Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> of the Old Methodist Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Chalker Memorial Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Howard Town Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Howard Town Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Town Cemetery
  • Fairhope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Fairhope Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope Cemetery
  • Turner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • The Turner Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
  • Four Points Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Four Points Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points Cemetery
  • Richardson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Richardson Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
  • Rutan Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Rutan Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutan Cemetery
  • South Oak Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Spring Bank Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Spring Bank Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bank Cemetery
  • Gilley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • The Gilley Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilley Cemetery
  • Escatawpa Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • The Escatawpa Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Deer Park Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Deer Park Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park Cemetery
    • Washington Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Washington Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
    • Yellowpine Community Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Yellowpine Community Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowpine Community Cemetery
      • The Yellowpine Community Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Yellow Pine Cemetery
      • Yellow Pine Community Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27223 <5>
    • Fruitdale Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Fruitdale Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale Cemetery
    • Weldy Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Weldy Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldy Cemetery
    • Sims Chapel Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Sims Chapel Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel Cemetery
    • Pine Level Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Pine Level Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level Cemetery
    • Reynolds Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
    • Laton Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Laton Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laton Hill Cemetery
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
    • Hill Springs Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Hill Springs Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Springs Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Methodist Cemetery.

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

  • Tibbie
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Tibbie is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbie
  • Seaboard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Seaboard is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
  • Chatom
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Chatom is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatom
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,168 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatom <6>
  • Vinegar Bend
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
  • Escatawpa
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Escatawpa is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
  • Hawthorn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Hawthorn is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn
  • Fruitdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Fruitdale is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
  • Deer Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Deer Park is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Sims Chapel
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sims Chapel is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
  • Hobson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hobson is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
  • Yellow Pine
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Yellow Pine is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
  • McIntosh
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Sunflower
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Sunflower is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
    • Wagarville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bassetts Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bassetts Creek is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassetts Creek
    • State Line
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • State Line is located in Greene County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
    • Barlow
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Barlow is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
    • Fairford
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Fairford is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
    • Citronelle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Malcolm
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Malcolm is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
    • Prestwick
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Prestwick is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwick
    • Saint Stephen's
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Copeland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Copeland is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
    • Bigbee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Bigbee is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee
    • Clark
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Clark is located in Greene County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
    • Millry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Calvert
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Carson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Carson is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
    • Leroy
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Leroy is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy

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 Methodist Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Old Methodist Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Alabama:
  • Pages specific to Washington 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 Methodist Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #157596  (Old Methodist Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #157596 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: Washington
      • Est. Elev: 65 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Seaboard
      • Location given for Old Methodist Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.3515576     Lon: -88.2475103
      • 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 Washington, 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 Methodist 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.