A visit to the Paulk 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 Paulk Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Paulk Cemetery:
34.9570, -87.7514
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Paulk Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Paulk Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County<2>.
The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Florence. Florence lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Paulk Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Paulk Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Paulk Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Paulk Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wesley Chapel UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wesley Chapel UMC Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wesley Chapel UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Cloverdale.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960106 <5>
- Richardson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Parsonage Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Parsonage Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonage Cemetery
- Nolen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Nolen Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolen Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Lindsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Cemetery
- Austin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Austin Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Darby Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Darby Cemetery is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby Cemetery
- Dowdy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Dowdy Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdy Cemetery
- Chisholm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Chisholm Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm Cemetery
- Roberson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Roberson Cemetery is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberson Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- McAllister Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The McAllister Cemetery is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAllister Cemetery
- Old Darby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Darby Cemetery is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Darby Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Barkley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Barkley Cemetery is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkley Cemetery
- Balentine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Balentine Cemetery is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balentine Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Lipscomb Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Lipscomb Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb Cemetery
- George Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The George Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Cemetery
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Hardwick Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hardwick Cemetery is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Old Mt. Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Paulk Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Paulk Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cloverdale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Zip City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Zip City is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zip City
- Threet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Threet is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threet
- Cypress Inn
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- Jacksonburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- McGee Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- McGee Town is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Town
- Pruitton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Pruitton is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitton
- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
- Mars Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Saint Florian
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Cypress Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Bailey Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Arnot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Arnot is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnot
- Iron City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Green Tree ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Canaan ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Canaan is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Florence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Wilson Dam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
- Bainbridge ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bainbridge is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Sheffield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- South Florence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Atlas ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Atlas is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Green Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Killen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
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 Paulk Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lauderdale County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Paulk Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bailey Springs
- Florence
- Sheffield
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Paulk Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lauderdale 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 Paulk Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #124504 (Paulk Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #124504 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: Lauderdale
- Est. Elev: 198 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Threet
- Location given for Paulk Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9570293 Lon: -87.7514169
- 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 Lauderdale, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Paulk 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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