A visit to the Paradise 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 Paradise Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Paradise Cemetery:
32.1996, -87.7156
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Paradise Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Paradise Cemetery is located in Marengo County<2>.
The county seat for Marengo County is located in Linden. Linden lies just to the north northwest of the Paradise Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Paradise Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Paradise Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Paradise Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Octagon Baptist Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mooring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mooring Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooring Cemetery
- Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southwest of Thomaston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24708 <5>
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- St. Peter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- Laurel Presbyterian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Living Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Living Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Living Cemetery
- Christian Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Holt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- Cades Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cades Chapel Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cades Chapel Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Hosea Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Hosea Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosea Cemetery
- Shop Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Shop Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shop Cemetery
- Mormons Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mormons Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormons Cemetery
- Rembert Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Rembert Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rembert Cemetery
- Berry Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Berry Chapel Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Chapel Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Goose Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Goose Creek Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Creek Cemetery
- Rivers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Rivers Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Paradise Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Paradise Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hugo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hugo is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Magnolia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Magnolia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Moss ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Moss is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Thomaston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Thomaston is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Linden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crenshaw ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Crenshaw is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaw
- Dixon's Mills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dixon's Mills is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixon's Mills
- Providence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Providence is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
- Lamison
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lamison is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamison
- Sweet Water
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Ellison ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ellison is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
- Vineland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Vineland is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Flatwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Flatwood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
- Consul
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Consul is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Consul
- Dayton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dayton is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Blue Lock ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Lock is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lock
- Half Acre
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Half Acre is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
- Former names for Half Acre:
- Hell's Half Acre
- Luther's Store
- Aimwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Aimwell is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
- Arlington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Anne Manie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Anne Manie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anne Manie
- Beckleys ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beckleys is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckleys
- Kimbrough
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Kimbrough is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrough
- Bethel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Catherine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Catherine is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
- Tombigbee ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Tombigbee is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombigbee
- Pin Hook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pin Hook is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
- Myrtlewood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
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 Paradise Cemetery. The following communities are located in Marengo County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Paradise Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Paradise Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Marengo 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 Paradise Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1867899 (Paradise Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1867899 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: Marengo
- Est. Elev: 98 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Magnolia
- Location given for Paradise Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.1995897 Lon: -87.715563
- 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 Marengo, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Paradise 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. |