A visit to the Payne 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 Payne Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Payne Cemetery:
32.0213, -86.4516
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Payne Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Payne Cemetery is located in Lowndes County<2>.
The county seat for Lowndes County is located in Hayneville. Hayneville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest of the Payne Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Payne Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Payne Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Payne Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Summer Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Summer Hill Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Armstrong Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
- Lamar Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lamar Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar Cemetery
- Panola Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Panola Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panola Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The King Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Spring Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- The Spring Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Spring Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26405 <5>
- Rogers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Myrtlewood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Myrtlewood Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Jordan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Oak Bowery Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Oak Bowery Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Bowery Cemetery
- Letohatchee Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Letohatchee Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letohatchee Cemetery
- Rogers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Cauthens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Cauthens Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthens Cemetery
- Bullock Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Bullock Hill Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock Hill Cemetery
- Moriah Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Perdue Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Perdue Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Dry Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Dry Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cemetery
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Rocky Mount Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount Cemetery
- Fair Prospect Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Fair Prospect Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Prospect Cemetery
- Ganey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Ganey Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganey Cemetery
- Mosleys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Mosleys Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosleys Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Payne Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Payne Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sandy Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Davenport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Davenport is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Fort Deposit
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Letohatchee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Letohatchee is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letohatchee
- Highland Home
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lapine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lapine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Ada
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ada is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Pintlala
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pintlala is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pintlala
- Former name for Pintlala:
- Colquitt
- Honoraville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Honoraville is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honoraville
- Ramer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hayneville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Grady
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Red Level
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Red Level is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Greenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kent
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Kent is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Mosses
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mosses is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosses
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- Gordonville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gordonville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Petrey
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Hope Hull
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Vernledge
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Vernledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernledge
- Lowndesboro
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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 Payne Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lowndes County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Payne Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fort Deposit
- Greenville
- Hayneville
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 Payne Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lowndes 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 Payne Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #124510 (Payne Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #124510 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: Lowndes
- Est. Elev: 113 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sandy Ridge
- Location given for Payne Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.021259 Lon: -86.4516376
- 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 Lowndes, 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' (or 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- Payne 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. |