A visit to the Pea River 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 Pea River Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pea River Cemetery:
31.4913, -85.8402
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pea River Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pea River Cemetery is located in Coffee County<2>.
The county seat for Coffee County is located in Elba. Elba lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Pea River Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pea River Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Pea River Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pea River Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Tabernacle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- St. Johns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Johns Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Johns Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Hutchson & Russell Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Mossy Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mossy Grove Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Hawhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hawhill Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawhill Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Victoria Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Victoria Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Ridge Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Ridge Methodist Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge Methodist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Ridge Methodist Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Ariton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2241409 <5>
- Selgar Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Strickland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Strickland Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- McGee Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The McGee Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Cemetery
- Roeton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Roeton Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeton Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pea River Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pea River Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Java
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Java is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Mixson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mixson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixson
- Clintonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Frisco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Frisco is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Roeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Roeton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeton
- New Brockton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tarentum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tarentum is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
- Ariton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ariton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Tennille
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tennille is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
- Holiday Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holiday Village is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Village
- Ozark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jack
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jack is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Enterprise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fort Rucker
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
- Wilkinstown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wilkinstown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinstown
- Level Plains
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Level Plains is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Plains
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,952 people
- Elba
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Daleville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arguta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Arguta is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arguta
- Brundidge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Zoar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Zoar is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Battens Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Battens Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battens Crossroads
- Ewell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Mabson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Mabson is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabson
- Phillips Crossroads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Elamville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
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 Pea River Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Coffee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pea River Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ariton
- Brundidge
- Daleville
- Enterprise
- Ozark
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 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 Pea River Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Coffee 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 Pea River Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #157728 (Pea River Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #157728 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: Coffee
- Est. Elev: 140 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Enterprise NE
- Location given for Pea River Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.4912777 Lon: -85.8402191
- 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 Coffee, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pea River 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. |