A visit to the Old Town 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 Town Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Town Cemetery:
31.2602, -86.1277
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Town Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Town Cemetery is located in Coffee County<2>.
The county seat for Coffee County is located in Elba. Elba lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Old Town Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Town Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Old Town Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Town Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Alberton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Alberton Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton Cemetery
- New Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The New Chapel Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Cemetery
- Rhoades Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Rhoades Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhoades Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Ino Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ino Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ino Cemetery
- Kinston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kinston Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinston Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Weeks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Weeks Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeks Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Brooklyn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Brooklyn Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Adams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Mt. Gilled Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Gilled Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilled Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Peaceful Acres Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Peaceful Acres Memorial Gardens is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Acres Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Peaceful Acres Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Opp.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25315 <5>
- Beulah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery has also been known as:
- Kyles Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24697 <5>
- New Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The New Home Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Town Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Town Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Alberton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Alberton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
- Kinston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- County Line
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- County Line is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Beulah
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Beulah is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Opp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Opp is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opp <6>
- Goodman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Goodman is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
- Onycha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Onycha is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onycha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Curtis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Danleys Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Danleys Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleys Crossroads
- Samson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elba
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Babbie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Babbie is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Horn Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Horn Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Coffee Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coffee Springs is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
- Central City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Central City is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Battens Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Battens Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battens Crossroads
- New Brockton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Level
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pine Level is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Chancellor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Chancellor is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
- Enterprise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sanford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
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 Town Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Coffee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Town Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Enterprise
- Opp
- Opp lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Old Town Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Opp.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opp
- Samson
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Town Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Coffee 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 Town Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #124260 (Old Town Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #124260 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: Coffee
- Est. Elev: 46 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Opp East
- Location given for Old Town Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.2601699 Lon: -86.1277239
- 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 Coffee, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old Town 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |