A visit to the Old Ramah 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 Ramah Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Ramah Cemetery:
31.8624, -85.7208
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Ramah Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Ramah Cemetery is located in Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Troy. Troy lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Old Ramah Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Ramah Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Old Ramah Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Ramah Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Harmon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Mt. Harmon Cemetery is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Harmon Cemetery
- Mt. Hermon Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Enon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- Conner Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Conner Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conner Cemetery
- Old Dothan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Dothan Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dothan Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Sandfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sandfield Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandfield Cemetery
- Brooks Graves
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brooks Graves is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Graves
- Perote Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Perote Cemetery is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perote Cemetery
- Old Canaan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Canaan Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Canaan Cemetery
- Catalpa Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Catalpa Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catalpa Cemetery
- Cotton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Cotton Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Old Sellers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Old Sellers Cemetery is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sellers Cemetery
- Hussey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hussey Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hussey Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Banks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Banks Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Ephesus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Ephesus Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Antioch Missionary Baptist Church Cememtery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wilson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Richland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Ramah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Ramah Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Buckhorn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Buckhorn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Perote
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Perote is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perote
- Banks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Smuteye
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Smuteye is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smuteye
- Saco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saco is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
- Pronto
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pronto is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pronto
- Linwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Linwood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Inverness
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Inverness is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Brundidge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Louisville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Louisville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Postoak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Postoak is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Clio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Elamville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Needmore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Needmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Pine Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- McClure Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- McClure Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Town
- Troy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Clayton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mossy Grove Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mossy Grove Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Village
- Tennille
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Tennille is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
- Tarentum
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tarentum is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
- Meeksville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Meeksville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeksville
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 Ramah Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Ramah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ariton
- Brundidge
- Clio
- Clio lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Old Ramah Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clio.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Louisville
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 either 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 Ramah Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Pike 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 Ramah Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #164095 (Old Ramah Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #164095 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 175 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Josie
- Location given for Old Ramah Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.8623809 Lon: -85.7207789
- 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 Pike, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Ramah 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. |
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