A visit to the Oswichee 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 Oswichee Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Oswichee Cemetery:
32.2779, -85.0027
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Oswichee Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Oswichee Cemetery is located in Russell County<2>.
The county seat for Russell County is located in Phenix City. Phenix City lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north of the Oswichee Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Oswichee Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Oswichee Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Oswichee Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cotton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cotton Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Cemetery
- Ft. Mitchell National Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Thomas Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Abercombie Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Abercombie Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abercombie Cemetery
- Bass Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Bass Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Cemetery
- Seale UMC Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Seale UMC Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seale UMC Cemetery
- The Seale UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Seal UMC Cemetery
- Irena Methodist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Goodhope Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Goodhope Cemetery is located in Chattahoochee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodhope Cemetery
- Pittsview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Pittsview Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsview Cemetery
- Pittsview Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Pittsview Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsview Cemetery
- Fitzgerald Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- The Fitzgerald Cemetery is located in Stewart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzgerald Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mathis Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Mathis Cemetery is located in Stewart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathis Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Community Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Edmonds Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Felix Edwards Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dudleyville Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- The Dudleyville Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville Cemetery
- Phillips - Barnett Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Boykin Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Boykin Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Porter Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Cemetery
- Williams Dudley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Mariah Baptist Church Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Mariah Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Stewart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Mariah Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Mariah Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southeast of Omaha (GA).
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2152658 <5>
- Riverdale Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Oswichee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Oswichee Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oswichee
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Oswichee is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswichee
- Holy Trinity
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Holy Trinity is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Trinity
- Fort Mitchell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Loflin
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Loflin is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loflin
- Fort Benning
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cottonton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonton is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonton
- Omaha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Seale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Fontaine Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fontaine Village is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontaine Village
- Baker Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Baker Village is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Village
- Pittsview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jernigan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Jernigan is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jernigan
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Louvale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Central Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Central Springs is located in Chattahoochee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Springs
- Phenix City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Florence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Florence is located in Stewart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Ladonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ladonia is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladonia
- Cusseta
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Halloca ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Halloca is located in Chattahoochee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halloca
- Wynnton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wynnton is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnton
- Columbus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Glenville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Glenville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Heineburg Village ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Heineburg Village is located in Chattahoochee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heineburg Village
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,893 people
- City Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- City Village is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Village
- Bibb City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bibb City is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibb City
- Hatchechubbee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Hatchechubbee is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchechubbee
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 Oswichee Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Russell County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Oswichee Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbus
- Fort Benning
- Phenix City
- Seale
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Oswichee Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Russell 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 Oswichee Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #138720 (Oswichee Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #138720 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: Russell
- Est. Elev: 100 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fort Mitchell
- Location given for Oswichee Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.2779272 Lon: -85.0027081
- 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 Russell, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oswichee 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. |