A visit to the Peace & Goodwill 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 Peace & Goodwill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Peace & Goodwill Cemetery:
32.7635, -85.5041
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Peace & Goodwill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Peace & Goodwill Cemetery is located in Chambers County<2>.
The county seat for Chambers County is located in LaFayette. LaFayette lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Peace & Goodwill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Peace & Goodwill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Peace & Goodwill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Peace & Goodwill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Smith - Willoughby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Maddox Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gold Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Spratling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Spratling Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spratling Cemetery
- Oak Bowery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sturkie Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sturkie Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturkie Cemetery
- Waverly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- St. Luke CME Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Midway Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- The Midway Cemetery has also been known as:
- Midway UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24417 <5>
- Mt. Traveler MB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- New Canaan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The New Canaan Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canaan Cemetery
- McCord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The McCord Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord Cemetery
- Farmville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Farmville Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Farmville Cemetery is located in the vicinity of The Bottle
- Boyds Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Boyds Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Cemetery
- Canaan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Canaan Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Cemetery
- Daniel - Caldwell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ridge Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Ridge Grove Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Caldwell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. John UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Peace & Goodwill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Peace & Goodwill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Waverly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Waverly is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- The Bottle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bottle is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bottle
- Boyds
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Boyds is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds
- Blackman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Blackman is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman
- Gwen Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gwen Mill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwen Mill
- Camp Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Roxana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Roxana is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Auburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Opelika
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Slaughters ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Slaughters is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Cusseta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dudleyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dudleyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- LaFayette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Loachapoka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgewood Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ridgewood Village is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
- Chewacla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chewacla is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewacla
- Agricola
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Agricola is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
- Dadeville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Church Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Church Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Huguley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Huguley is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguley
- Chapel Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Penton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Penton is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
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 Peace & Goodwill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chambers County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Peace & Goodwill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auburn
- Camp Hill
- Dadeville
- Erie - Historic
- Erie lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Peace & Goodwill Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Erie.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- LaFayette
- Notasulga
- Opelika
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Peace & Goodwill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Chambers 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 Peace & Goodwill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #124533 (Peace and Goodwill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #124533 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: Chambers
- Est. Elev: 239 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Camp Hill SE
- Location given for Peace and Goodwill Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.7634629 Lon: -85.5041173
- 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 Chambers, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Peace & Goodwill 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. |