A visit to the Patton Hill 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 Patton Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Patton Hill Cemetery:
33.7229, -87.4431
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Patton Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Patton Hill Cemetery is located in Walker County<2>.
The county seat for Walker County is located in Jasper. Jasper lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast of the Patton Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Patton Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Patton Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Patton Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Key Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Key Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Cemetery
- Swindle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Swindle Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swindle Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Frost Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Frost Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost Cemetery
- Gibson Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gibson Hill Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Hill Cemetery
- Day Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Day Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day Cemetery
- Oakman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Oakman Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman Cemetery
- Palmers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Palmers Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmers Cemetery
- Johnston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Johnston Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Cemetery
- Pendley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Pendley Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendley Cemetery
- Pendley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Pendley Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendley Cemetery
- New Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The New Salem Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem Cemetery
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- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Willis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Willis Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willis Cemetery
- Alta Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Alta Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Lawson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lawson Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawson Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1985239 <5>
- Fike & Inman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Fike & Inman Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fike & Inman 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 Patton Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Patton Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Corona
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Corona is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Patton Junction ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Patton Junction is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
- Patton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Patton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Coal Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Coal Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Oakman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Oakman is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Former names for Oakman:
- Day's Gap
- Marietta
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakman <6>
- Alta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Townley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Townley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
- Parrish
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Parrish is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
- Berry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- America
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- America is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
- Carbon Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goodsprings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Goodsprings is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Jasper
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gamble
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gamble is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble
- Saragossa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Saragossa is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saragossa
- Bankston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Kansas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kansas is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Edgil
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Edgil is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgil
- Prospect
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Prospect is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Cordova
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Camak Mills ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Camak Mills is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camak Mills
- New Lexington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Barney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Barney is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Dovertown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dovertown is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovertown
- South Lowell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Lowell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lowell
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 Patton Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Walker County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Patton Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Berry
- Berry lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Patton Hill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Berry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Carbon Hill
- Cordova
- Jasper
- Oakman
- Patton Junction - Historic
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Patton Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Walker 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 Patton Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #124499 (Patton Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #124499 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: Walker
- Est. Elev: 182 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Oakman
- Location given for Patton Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.7228882 Lon: -87.4430613
- 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 Walker, 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- Patton Hill 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. |