A visit to the Penn 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 Penn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Penn Cemetery:
34.3540, -87.0989
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Penn Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Penn Cemetery is located in Morgan County<2>.
The county seat for Morgan County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Penn Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Penn Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Penn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Penn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Simms Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Simms Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms Cemetery
- Cave Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Cave Spring Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring Cemetery
- Piney Grove Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Freeman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Campground Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Campground Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Puckett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Puckett Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett Cemetery
- Stover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Stover Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stover Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Arbor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Arbor Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Cemetery
- Asherbraner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Asherbraner Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asherbraner Cemetery
- Day - Speegle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Day - Speegle Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day - Speegle Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Day - Speegle Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of Hartselle.
- The Day - Speegle Cemetery has also been known as:
- Day Cemetery
- Speegle Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26387 <5>
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- McKendree Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McKendree Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree Cemetery
- The McKendree Cemetery has also been known as:
- McKendree Methodist Church Cemetery
- Herrin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Herrin Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin Cemetery
- The Herrin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Herring Cemetery
- Stovall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Stovall Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall Cemetery
- Orr Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Orr Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr 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 Penn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Penn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Danville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Upshaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Cedar Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Oakville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Jones' Chapel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jones' Chapel is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones' Chapel
- Central
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Central is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Falkville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Addison
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Lacon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lacon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
- Leesdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Hartselle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Chances Crossroad
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Chances Crossroad is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chances Crossroad
- Wren
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Wren is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Grayson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Grayson is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
- Flint City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Ellaville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ellaville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
- Moulton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Logan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- South Vinemont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
- Vinemont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Burningtree Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Russell Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Chalybeate Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Priceville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Simpson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Austinville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
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 Penn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Morgan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Penn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Falkville
- Hartselle
- Moulton
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 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 Penn Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Morgan 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 Penn Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #160361 (Penn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #160361 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: Morgan
- Est. Elev: 190 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Massey
- Location given for Penn Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3539869 Lon: -87.0989007
- 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 Morgan, 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 from Point A (ie- Penn 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. |