A visit to the Peck 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 Peck Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Peck Cemetery:
34.8673, -87.4975
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Peck Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Peck 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 west southwest of the Peck Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Peck Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Peck Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Peck Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Harrison Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- Harden Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Harden Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harden Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Holden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Holden Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- McGee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The McGee Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Cemetery
- Douglass Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Douglass Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Old Tanyard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Old Tanyard Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tanyard Cemetery
- Crow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Crow Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- Bluewater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bluewater Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewater Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Stutts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Stutts Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stutts Cemetery
- Tate - Russell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Huff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
- Barkley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Barkley Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barkley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Barkley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Elgin.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21402 <5>
- Butler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Canerday Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Canerday Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canerday Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Jones Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Jones Hill Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Hill Cemetery
- Kernachan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Kernachan Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernachan Cemetery
- Hennigan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hennigan Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennigan Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Houston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Houston Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
- Crow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Crow Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- Pettus Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pettus Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettus Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
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 Peck Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Peck Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Killen
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Atlas ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Atlas is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Bailey Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
- Ford City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Arnot
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Arnot is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnot
- Bainbridge ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bainbridge is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Belleview ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belleview is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Elgin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Comer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Green Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Arkdell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
- Saint Florian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Wilson Dam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
- Nitrate City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- Wheeler Dam Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Corum ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Belew ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Jacksonburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Mars Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Red Bank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bank is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rascal Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Pruitton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pruitton is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitton
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 Peck Cemetery. The following communities are located in Lauderdale County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Peck Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Peck 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 Peck Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #124559 (Peck Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #124559 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: 205 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wheeler Dam
- Location given for Peck Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8673078 Lon: -87.4975245
- 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 '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- Peck 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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