A visit to the Old Raspberry 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 Raspberry Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Raspberry Cemetery:
32.8407, -86.7872
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Raspberry Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Raspberry Cemetery is located in Chilton County<2>.
The county seat for Chilton County is located in Clanton. Clanton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of the Old Raspberry Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Raspberry Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Old Raspberry Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Raspberry Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Isabella Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Isabella Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isabella Cemetery
- Reeds Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Reeds Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Cemetery
- Old Maplesville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- New Convert Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The New Convert Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Convert Cemetery
- Old Liberty Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Abney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Abney Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abney Cemetery
- Old Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Beulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cox Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Foshee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Foshee Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foshee Cemetery
- Foshee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Foshee Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foshee Cemetery
- Donavan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Donavan Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donavan Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Morning Star Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
- Peach Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Peach Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Pates Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pates Chapel Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pates Chapel 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 Raspberry Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Raspberry Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Maplesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Thorsby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tucker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tucker is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Adams
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Adams is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Jemison
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Randolph
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Randolph is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Stanton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stanton is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Clanton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lawley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Lawley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawley
- Active
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Active is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Active
- Oakley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Billingsley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Riderville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Riderville is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderville
- Plantersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Plantersville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Jumbo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Ashby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ashby is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Oakmulgee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Oakmulgee is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmulgee
- Brierfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Haynes is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Vine Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Vine Hill is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
- Wilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Wilton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Former names for Wilton:
- Birmingham Junction
- Bismarck
- Catoosa
- Woods
- Woodsborough
- White City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- White City is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Verbena
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Verbena is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Montevallo
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Jones
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Jones is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Calera
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
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 Raspberry Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chilton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Raspberry Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Calera
- Clanton
- Montevallo
- Thorsby
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 professional and volunteer 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 Raspberry Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Chilton 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 Raspberry Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #124235 (Old Raspberry Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #124235 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: Chilton
- Est. Elev: 160 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Maplesville East
- Location given for Old Raspberry Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.8406817 Lon: -86.7872083
- 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 Chilton, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Raspberry 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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