A visit to the Old Vickers 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 Vickers Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Vickers Cemetery:
33.0712, -85.7205
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Vickers Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Vickers Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County<2>.
The county seat for Tallapoosa County is located in Dadeville. Dadeville lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south of the Old Vickers Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Vickers Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Old Vickers Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Vickers Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethany Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Milam Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Milam Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milam Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Leander Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Hutchinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hutchinson Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson Cemetery
- Daviston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Daviston Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daviston Cemetery
- Daviston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Daviston Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daviston Cemetery
- The Daviston Cemetery has also been known as:
- Daviston Baptist Church Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Old Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Darian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Darian Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darian Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Valley Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Valley Grove Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Germany Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bibby Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Bibby Family Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibby Family Cemetery
- Mountain Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Vickers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Vickers Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Emuckfaw
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
- New Site
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Goldville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Daviston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Motley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Motley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Cowpens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cowpens is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
- Mellow Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Matilda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
- Frog Eye
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Frog Eye is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Eye
- Truett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Truett is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
- Almond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Almond is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Wadley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Abanda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Abanda is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abanda
- Dudleyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dudleyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
- Forester Chapel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
- Malone Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
- Cragford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hackneyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hackneyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackneyville
- Jacksons' Gap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Milltown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Milltown is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Harkins Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
- Red Level
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Red Level is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Millerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
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 Vickers Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tallapoosa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Vickers Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Vickers Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Tallapoosa 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 Vickers Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #152805 (Old Vickers Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #152805 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: Tallapoosa
- Est. Elev: 248 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Daviston
- Location given for Old Vickers Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.0712317 Lon: -85.7205142
- 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 Tallapoosa, 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 Vickers 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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