A visit to the Perkins 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 Perkins Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Perkins Cemetery:
34.7323, -86.6425
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Perkins Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Perkins Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Huntsville. Huntsville lies just to the east of the Perkins Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Perkins Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Perkins Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Perkins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- East Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The East Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Cemetery
- Nickle - Martin - Rathbone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Brandon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Brandon Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandon Cemetery
- Northside Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Northside Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northside Cemetery
- Center Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Center Grove Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove Cemetery
- Maddera Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Maddera Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maddera Cemetery
- Merrimack Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Merrimack Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrimack Cemetery
- Glenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The King Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Seay Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Seay Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seay Cemetery
- Indian Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Indian Creek Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Scruggs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Scruggs Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Scruggs Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Huntsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26126 <5>
- Binford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Binford Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binford Cemetery
- Huntsville Memory Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Landman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Landman Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landman Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Matkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Matkins Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matkins Cemetery
- Taylor Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Seay Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Seay Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seay Cemetery
- Holder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Holder Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holder Cemetery
- Farley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Farley Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley Cemetery
- Lanier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Lanier Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanier Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- McDonnell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The McDonnell Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonnell Cemetery
- Sivley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Sivley Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivley Cemetery
- Maple Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Maple Hill Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Maple Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Huntsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24196 <5>
- Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Perkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Perkins Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rideout Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Huntsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Chelsea
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Lincoln
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lincoln is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Greenwycke Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Normal
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Monrovia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Madison
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chase
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chase is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Mercury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mercury is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
- Jeff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- English Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Country Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Country Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Capshaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Big Cove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Ryland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Meridianville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Moore's Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Harvest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Triana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Whitesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Brownsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Swancott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Madison Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Toney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Center Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
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 Perkins Cemetery. The following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Perkins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Perkins Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 Perkins Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #157496 (Perkins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #157496 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 211 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Madison
- Location given for Perkins Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7323132 Lon: -86.6424946
- 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 Madison, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Perkins 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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