A visit to the Pennington 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 Pennington Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pennington Cemetery:
34.5397, -87.6101
The Pennington Cemetery is located in Franklin County<1>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Russellville. Russellville lies just to the west southwest of the Pennington Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> of the Pennington Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pennington Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tharptown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Bob Saint Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bobo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Counts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sibley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Sibley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley Cemetery
- Aycock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Aycock Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aycock Cemetery
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Nebo Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sylvester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethsaida Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Osborn Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Osborn Hill Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hyde Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hyde Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyde Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kirkland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Number 6 Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Number 6 Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number 6 Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gargas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gargis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gargis Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargis Cemetery
- Young Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Tharp Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Tharp Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tharp Cemetery
- Friendship MB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Sargent Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cherry Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
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]<2> of the Pennington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pennington Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mehama ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Littleville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Russellville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Concord
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- White House Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Churntown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Edmond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Hatton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Leighton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Spruce Pine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Phil Campbell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tuscumbia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Muscle Shoals
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Belgreen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Muck City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Muck City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck City
- Town Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Nitrate City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- South Florence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sheffield
(16 miles [25.7 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 Pennington Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pennington Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Leighton
- Muscle Shoals
- Phil Campbell
- Russellville
- Sheffield
- Town Creek
- Tuscumbia
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 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 Pennington Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Pennington Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #124590 (Pennington Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #124590 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 192 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Old Bethel
- Location given for Pennington Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5398159 Lon: -87.6103063
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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- Pennington Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |