A visit to the Palestine 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 Palestine Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Palestine Cemetery:
32.5249, -87.9256
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Palestine Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Palestine Cemetery is located in Sumter County<2>.
The county seat for Sumter County is located in Livingston. Livingston lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Palestine Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Palestine Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Palestine Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Palestine Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Davidson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Arrington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Arrington Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington Cemetery
- Millers Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Riverside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Riverside Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Cemetery
- Pinetop Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pinetop Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetop Cemetery
- Dug Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Dug Hill Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dug Hill Cemetery
- Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Green Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Old Green Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Longer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Longer Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longer Cemetery
- Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Grove Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Phares Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Walker Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Memorial Garden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Memorial Garden Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Garden Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Garden Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Demopolis.
- The Memorial Garden Cemetery has also been known as:
- Demopolis Memorial Gardens
- Memorial Garden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Memorial Garden is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Garden
- Birdine Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Birdine Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birdine Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Birdine Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southeast of Forkland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21640 <5>
- Logan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Logan Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Cemetery
- Brasfield Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Brasfield Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasfield Cemetery
- Bird Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Bird Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bird Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of Forkland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21638 <5>
- Hard Bargain Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hard Bargain Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard Bargain 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 Palestine Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Palestine Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- McDowell
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- McDowell is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
- Demopolis
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Aigleville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Aigleville is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aigleville
- Coatopa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Coatopa is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatopa
- Forkland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Forkland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Arcola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Arcola is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Brewersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brewersville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
- Moore Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Moore Town is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Town
- Arrington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Arrington is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
- Pin Hook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pin Hook is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
- Gallion
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Gallion is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallion
- Bellamy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bellamy is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Griffins ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Griffins is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins
- Prairieville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Prairieville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Whitfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whitfield is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Cedahoma ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cedahoma is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedahoma
- Providence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Providence is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Miller
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Miller is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Beckleys ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Beckleys is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckleys
- Blue Lock ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Blue Lock is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lock
- Linden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cedarville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Epes
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Epes is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Livingston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Boligee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Tombigbee ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tombigbee is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombigbee
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 Palestine Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sumter County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Palestine Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Demopolis
- Epes
- Epes lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Palestine Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Epes.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epes
- Forkland
- Linden
- Livingston
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 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 Palestine Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Sumter 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 Palestine Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #124382 (Palestine Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #124382 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: Sumter
- Est. Elev: 27 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: McDowell
- Location given for Palestine Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.5248587 Lon: -87.9255713
- 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 Sumter, 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- Palestine 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. |