A visit to the Peniel 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 Peniel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Peniel Cemetery:
31.6116, -85.4974
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Peniel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Peniel Cemetery is located in Dale County<2>.
The county seat for Dale County is located in Ozark. Ozark lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest of the Peniel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Peniel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Peniel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Peniel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Magnolia UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Magnolia UMC Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia UMC Cemetery
- The Magnolia UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Magnolia Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24172 <5>
- Abbeville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Abbeville Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville Cemetery
- Bethel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Concord Congregational Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Beersheba Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Beersheba Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Cemetery
- Wilkerson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wilkerson Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkerson Cemetery
- Wilkinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Skipperville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Clopton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Clopton Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton Cemetery
- Shiloh Word Fellowship
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tew Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Springhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Springhill Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- New Hope Congregational Christian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dykes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Dykes Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Helms Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Helms Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helms Cemetery
- Sykes Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Sykes Creek Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykes Creek Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect 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 Peniel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Peniel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blue Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Blue Springs is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Clopton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Clopton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Skipperville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Skipperville is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
- Arguta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Arguta is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arguta
- Bertha
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bertha is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Phillips Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Clio
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mabson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Mabson is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabson
- Elamville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Louisville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Louisville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Ariton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ariton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Ozark
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Ewell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Capps
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Capps is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps
- Graball
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Graball is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Former names for Graball:
- Hart's Crossroads
- Hudspeth's Crossroads
- Abbeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Tennille
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Tennille is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
- Newville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Newville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Oakey Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oakey Grove is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Grove
- Bakerhill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bakerhill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Clayton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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 Peniel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dale County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Peniel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abbeville
- Ariton
- Brundidge
- Clio
- Clio lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Peniel Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clio.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Headland
- Louisville
- Midland City
- Napier Field
- Newton
- Newville
- Ozark
- Pinckard
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Peniel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Dale 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 Peniel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1730135 (Peniel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1730135 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: Dale
- Est. Elev: 140 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clopton
- Location given for Peniel Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.6115555 Lon: -85.4974388
- 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 Dale, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Peniel 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. |