A visit to the Old Side 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 Side Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Side Cemetery:
32.6912, -88.2525
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Side Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Side Cemetery is located in Sumter County<2>.
The county seat for Sumter County is located in Livingston. Livingston lies just to the south southeast of the Old Side Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Side Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Old Side Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Side Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Roy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Roy Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roy Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Central Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Central Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Cemetery
- Hutchenson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hutchenson Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchenson Cemetery
- Danner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Danner Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danner Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- McCainville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The McCainville Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCainville Cemetery
- Parker Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Parker Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Eskeridge Pettigrew Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Boney Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Boney Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boney Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Elliott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Elliott Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
- Danner Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Danner Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danner Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Houston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Houston Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
- Henagan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Henagan Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henagan Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- McInnis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The McInnis Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McInnis Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Side Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Side Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sumterville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sumterville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumterville
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Sledge ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sledge is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Emelle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Emelle is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Boyd
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Boyd is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Livingston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Epes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Epes is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Miller
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Miller is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Gainesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gainesville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Narkeeta ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Narkeeta is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
- Geiger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Geiger is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geiger
- Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
- Moore Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moore Town is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Town
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Giles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Giles is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Giles
- Porterville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Porterville is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Boligee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Electric Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Electric Mills is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electric Mills
- Sucarnoochee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Sucarnoochee is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sucarnoochee
- York
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- York is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
- Former names for York:
- New York Station
- York Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <5>
- Lizzieville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lizzieville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzieville
- Brewersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Brewersville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
- Arrington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Arrington is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
- Scooba
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coatopa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coatopa is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatopa
- Binnsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Binnsville is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binnsville
- Panola
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Panola is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola
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 Side Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sumter County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Side Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Epes
- Gainesville
- Geiger
- Livingston
- Scooba
- York
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 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 Side Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Sumter 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 Side Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #152795 (Old Side Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #152795 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: Sumter
- Est. Elev: 72 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Emelle
- Location given for Old Side Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.6912448 Lon: -88.2525284
- 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 Sumter, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Side 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |