A visit to the Old Sardis 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 Sardis Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Sardis Cemetery:
33.3557, -88.0247
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Sardis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Sardis Cemetery is located in Pickens County<2>.
The county seat for Pickens County is located in Carrollton. Carrollton lies just to the south southwest of the Old Sardis Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Sardis Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Old Sardis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Sardis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Graham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Browns Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenhill Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Greenhill Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fellowship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Arbor Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Coal Fire Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Coal Fire Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- New Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Echo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Glen Echo Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Echo Cemetery
- Thrasher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Thrasher Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrasher Cemetery
- Arnold Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold Cemetery
- Carden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Carden Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carden Cemetery
- Funderburk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Funderburk Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funderburk Cemetery
- Hebron Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cockrell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cockrell Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrell Cemetery
- Arbor Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Sardis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Sardis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Reform
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Stansel
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Stansel is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansel
- Bell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bell is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Coal Fire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
- McShan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McShan is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
- Carrollton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carrollton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Gordo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lubbub
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Ethelsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ethelsville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Archer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Archer is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Macedonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Macedonia is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Echola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Echola is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echola
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ashcraft Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Beaver Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Town is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Town
- Millport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Olney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Olney is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Stafford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stafford is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Elrod
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elrod is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
- Kennedy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Pickensville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pickensville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
- Garden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garden is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
- McMullen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- McMullen is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
- Fernbank
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Aliceville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Benevola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Benevola is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevola
- Buhl
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buhl is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
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 Sardis Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pickens County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Sardis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aliceville
- Carrollton
- Gordo
- Gordo lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Old Sardis Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gordo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordo
- Kennedy
- Millport
- Pickensville
- Reform
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 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 Sardis Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Pickens 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 Sardis Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #138755 (Old Sardis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #138755 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: Pickens
- Est. Elev: 80 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Carrollton
- Location given for Old Sardis Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3556738 Lon: -88.0247456
- 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 Pickens, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Old Sardis 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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