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:
31.6924, -85.7483
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 Pike County<2>.
The county seat for Pike County is located in Troy. Troy lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west northwest 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 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.
- Hopewell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Flowers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Flowers Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Flowers Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Brundidge.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22822 <5>
- Danner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- Adam Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Adam Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adam Cemetery
- Dansby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Dansby Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dansby Cemetery
- Richland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Richland Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland Cemetery
- County Line Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Fleming Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Fleming Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Cemetery
- Brundidge City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hamilton Crossroads Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Sutton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Holmes Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Holmes Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Holmes Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holmes Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1179208 <5>
- Cotton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cotton Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Sammon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Sammon Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammon 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 Pea River Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pea River Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tennille
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tennille is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
- Brundidge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Elamville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Ariton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Ariton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Pronto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pronto is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pronto
- Buckhorn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Buckhorn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Tarentum
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tarentum is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
- Roeton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roeton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeton
- Clio
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Frisco
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Frisco is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Phillips Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Java
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Java is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Banks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Arguta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Arguta is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arguta
- Louisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Louisville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Mossy Grove Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Mossy Grove Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Village
- Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
- Blue Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Blue Springs is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Wilkinstown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wilkinstown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinstown
- Skipperville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Skipperville is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
- Troy
(15 miles [24.1 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 Pea River Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pike 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
- Clio
- Louisville
- Ozark
- Ozark lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Pea River Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ozark.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Pike 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 #124531 (Pea River Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #124531 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: Pike
- Est. Elev: 122 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elamville
- Location given for Pea River Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.6923855 Lon: -85.7482765
- 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 Pike, 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 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. |