A visit to the Paff 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 Paff Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Paff Cemetery:
34.4462, -87.2106
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Paff Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Paff Cemetery is located in Lawrence County<2>.
The county seat for Lawrence County is located in Moulton. Moulton lies just to the west northwest of the Paff Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Paff Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Paff Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Paff Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hodges Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Aldridge Grove Church of Christ Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Simms Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Simms Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms Cemetery
- Warren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Speake Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Speake Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speake Cemetery
- Lindsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Cemetery
- Red Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Watson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Moody Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Moody Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody Cemetery
- Woodard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Woodard Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodard Cemetery
- Aldridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Aldridge Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldridge Cemetery
- Wilborn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Wilborn Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilborn Cemetery
- Alexander Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Hampton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hampton Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Preuit Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Preuit Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preuit Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Kitchens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Kitchens Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchens Cemetery
- Dement Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Dement Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dement Cemetery
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 Paff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Paff Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oakville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Wren
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wren is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Moulton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Danville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chalybeate Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Muck City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Muck City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck City
- Mountain Home
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Upshaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Trinity
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grayson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grayson is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Cedar Plains
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Hillsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ellaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ellaville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
- Flint City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Russell Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Austinville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Hatton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Concord
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Hartselle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Simpson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Moulton Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Mount Hope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Addison
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Courtland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Decatur
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <6>
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 Paff Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lawrence County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Paff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Courtland
- Decatur
- Hartselle
- Moulton
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 helpful 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 Paff Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lawrence 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 Paff Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #160332 (Paff Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #160332 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: Lawrence
- Est. Elev: 192 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oakville
- Location given for Paff Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4462072 Lon: -87.2105726
- 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 Lawrence, 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 from Point A (ie- Paff 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. |