A visit to the Palmer 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 Palmer Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Palmer Cemetery:
34.6920, -86.7842
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Palmer Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Palmer Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Huntsville. Huntsville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Palmer Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Palmer Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Palmer Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Peete Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Withers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Withers Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withers Cemetery
- Bibb Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Bibb Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibb Cemetery
- Washington Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- Glover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Glover Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Cemetery
- Parker Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Parker Church Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Church Cemetery
- Ragland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Madison Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Madison Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Cemetery
- Royal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Royal Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Cemetery
- Camper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Camper Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camper Cemetery
- Gooch - Dublin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Betts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Betts Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betts Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Hundley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hundley Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hundley Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Holding Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Holding Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holding Cemetery
- Faith Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Farley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Farley Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Toney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Toney Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toney 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 Palmer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Palmer Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Madison
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Belle Mina
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Capshaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Westlake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Swancott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Garner ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Mooresville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Triana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Rideout Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Monrovia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Chelsea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Jeff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Fairmount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Country Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Harris Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Huntsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tanner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lincoln
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lincoln is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Harvest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Center Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Orrville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Winton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- English Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
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 Palmer Cemetery. The following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Palmer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Palmer 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 Palmer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #152835 (Palmer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #152835 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: 207 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Greenbrier
- Location given for Palmer Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6920356 Lon: -86.7841667
- 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 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Palmer 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. |