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:
34.5126, -87.7280
The Old Town Cemetery is located in Franklin County<1>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Russellville. Russellville lies just to the south 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 28 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<2> of the Old Town Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Town Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Franklin Memory Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Friendship MB Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Duncan Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Willis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- Wilson - Nooe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Orman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Orman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orman Cemetery
- Kirk Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jonesboro Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Sargent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Number 6 Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Number 6 Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number 6 Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Ramsey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sparks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hester Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Keelen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Keelen Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keelen Cemetery
- Old Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Drake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bobo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hyde Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hyde Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Old Town Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Town Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Russellville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rockwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Littleville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Belgreen
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Spruce Pine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Churntown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- White House Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Phil Campbell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mehama ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Mount Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Denton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Denton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Concord
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Red Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tuscumbia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bear Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Gatesville ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gatesville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Edmond
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Muscle Shoals
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Burntout
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Hodges
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hackleburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Leighton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sheffield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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 Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Town Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Leighton
- Muscle Shoals
- Phil Campbell
- Russellville
- Sheffield
- Tuscumbia
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 either 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 Franklin 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 #136232 (Old Town Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #136232 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 245 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Russellville
- Location given for Old Town Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5125946 Lon: -87.727532
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 Town Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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