A visit to the Old Scotland 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 Scotland Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Scotland Cemetery:
31.6674, -87.2730
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Scotland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Scotland Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Monroeville. Monroeville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Old Scotland Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Scotland 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 Scotland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Scotland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Davidson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Amity Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Amity Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Cemetery
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- New Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Liberty Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mars Hill Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Red Hills Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Red Hills Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hills Cemetery
- Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Ridge Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Cemetery
- Rumbley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Rumbley Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumbley Cemetery
- York Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The York Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- St. Peter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- Springhill First Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Springhill First Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill First Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Springhill First Baptist Church Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north of Monroeville.
- The Springhill First Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Springhill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2322067 <5>
- Bryant - Deer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pineville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Pineville Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville Cemetery
- Pineville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Pineville Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville Cemetery
- Basidonia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Basidonia Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basidonia Cemetery
- Ramah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Ramah Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah Cemetery
- Pine Orchard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Pine Orchard Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard Cemetery
- Turnbull Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Turnbull Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull Cemetery
- Savannah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Savannah Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah Cemetery
- Buena Vista Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Buena Vista Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Scotland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Scotland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tunnel Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Tunnel Springs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Springs
- Former name for Tunnel Springs:
- Kempsville
- Natchez
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Natchez is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
- Lovan ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lovan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovan
- Peterman
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Peterman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterman
- Beatrice
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pineville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pineville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Ramah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ramah is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah
- Pine Orchard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pine Orchard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- Buena Vista
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Buena Vista is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Franklin is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Scratch Ankle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Scratch Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Ankle
- Monroeville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Burnt Corn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burnt Corn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Corn
- Vredenburgh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Vredenburgh is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vredenburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Mexia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mexia is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
- Hybart
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hybart is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybart
- Bermuda
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bermuda is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
- Ollie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Ollie is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
- Finchburg ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Finchburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchburg
- McWilliams
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- McWilliams is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
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 Scotland Cemetery. The following communities are located in Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Scotland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Claiborne
- Frisco City
- Monroeville
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 Scotland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 Scotland Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1805461 (Old Scotland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1805461 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 120 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Natchez
- Location given for Old Scotland Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.6673797 Lon: -87.2730419
- 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 Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Scotland 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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