A visit to the Otey 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 Otey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Otey Cemetery:
34.8360, -86.5696
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Otey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Otey Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Huntsville. Huntsville lies just to the south southwest of the Otey Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Otey Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 33 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Otey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Otey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Strawder Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Strawder Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawder Cemetery
- Meridianville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Pope Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Strong Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Strong Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong Cemetery
- Strong Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Strong Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong Cemetery
- Bentley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Bentley Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley Cemetery
- Battle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Battle Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Eldridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Battle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Battle Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Cemetery
- Humphrey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Humphrey Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey Cemetery
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- Penny Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Penny Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penny Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Cavett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cavett Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavett Cemetery
- Conley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Conley Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Griffie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Griffie Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffie Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Cornelius Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cornelius Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius Cemetery
- Jude Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Jude Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jude Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Normal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Normal Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal Cemetery
- Valhalla Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Valhalla Memory Gardens is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valhalla Memory Gardens
- The Valhalla Memory Gardens has also been known as:
- Valhalla Cemetery
- Valhalla Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26854 <5>
- Tiller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Tiller Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiller Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Scruggs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Scruggs Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs Cemetery
- Humphrey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Humphrey Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey Cemetery
- Sandidge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sandidge Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidge Cemetery
- Townsend Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Townsend Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend 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 Otey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Otey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Meridianville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Moore's Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Normal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Chase is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Mercury
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mercury is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
- Country Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Country Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Lincoln
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lincoln is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Hazel Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ryland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Key's Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Monrovia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rideout Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Jeff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Greenwycke Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Brownsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- New Market
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Madison Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Chelsea
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Hillsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Toney
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harvest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Big Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Center Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
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 Otey Cemetery. The following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Otey 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 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 Otey Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 Otey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2093535 (Otey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2093535 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 229 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Meridianville
- Location given for Otey Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.83601 Lon: -86.56957
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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 Madison, 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- Otey 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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