A visit to the Paran 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 Paran Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Paran Cemetery:
31.7657, -85.8983
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Paran Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Paran Cemetery is located in Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Troy. Troy lies just to the northwest of the Paran Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Paran Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Paran Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Paran Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sanders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Starling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Starling Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starling Cemetery
- Driggers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Driggers Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driggers Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Benson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Benson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Mossy Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mossy Grove Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Carroll Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Carroll Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Kendrick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Kendrick Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Cemetery
- Rhodes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Ballard Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Banks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Banks Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banks Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Copeland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Copeland Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Murphree Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Murphree Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphree Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Mullins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mullins Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Brundidge City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- County Line Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Antioch Missionary Baptist Church Cememtery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Paran Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Paran Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mossy Grove Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mossy Grove Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Village
- Pronto
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pronto is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pronto
- Banks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Brundidge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Troy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- McClure Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- McClure Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Town
- Tarentum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Tarentum is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
- Buckhorn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Buckhorn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Needmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Needmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
- Frisco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Frisco is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Linwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Linwood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linwood
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Youngblood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Youngblood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Henderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Henderson is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Wilkinstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilkinstown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinstown
- Roeton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Roeton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeton
- Tennille
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tennille is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
- Meeksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Meeksville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeksville
- Hallsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Goshen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Saco
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Saco is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saco
- Jack
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jack is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Java
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Java is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Orion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Orion is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Ariton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ariton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Elamville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Ansley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ansley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Wingard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wingard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard
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 Paran Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pike County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Paran 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 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 Paran Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Pike 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 Paran Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #163554 (Paran Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #163554 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 158 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Troy
- Location given for Paran Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.7657145 Lon: -85.8982819
- 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 Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Paran 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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