A visit to the Patterson 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 Patterson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Patterson Cemetery:
33.1501, -85.8300
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Patterson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Patterson Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Ashland. Ashland lies just to the north of the Patterson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Patterson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Patterson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Patterson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the south of Ashland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2212691 <5>
- Gutherie Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Valley Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Valley Grove Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- New Prospect Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Big Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Big Springs Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Old Liberty Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Mellow Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- County Line Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Lystra Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lystra Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lystra Cemetery
- Millerville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Millerville Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville Cemetery
- Old Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- McDaniel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McDaniel Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Mellow Valley.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24325 <5>
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 Patterson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Patterson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Goldville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Harkins Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
- Mellow Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Millerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Cowpens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cowpens is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
- Hackneyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hackneyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackneyville
- New Site
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Ashland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Emuckfaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
- Motley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Motley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Cragford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lineville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Daviston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Almond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Almond is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Goodwater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Truett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Truett is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
- Erin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Erin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Matilda
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Matilda is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
- Frog Eye
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Frog Eye is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Eye
- Wadley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Malone Ferry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
- Chandler Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chandler Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Springs
- Chambers Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chambers Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Springs
- Kellyton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kellyton is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Alexander City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Forester Chapel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
- Ofelia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ofelia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
- Barfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
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 Patterson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Patterson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexander City
- Ashland
- Goodwater
- Lineville
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 Patterson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 Patterson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #151058 (Patterson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #151058 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 240 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gibsonville
- Location given for Patterson Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.150118 Lon: -85.8299622
- 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 Clay, 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 from Point A (ie- Patterson 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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