A visit to the Petrey 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 Petrey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Petrey Cemetery:
31.8640, -86.2086
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Petrey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Petrey Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County<2>.
The county seat for Crenshaw County is located in Luverne. Luverne lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Petrey Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Petrey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Petrey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Head Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Head Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Cemetery
- Stephens Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stephens Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephens Cemetery
- Wingard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Wingard Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Hudson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Springfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Springfield Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Sims Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sims Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Belsor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Belsor Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belsor Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Garner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Cemetery
- Cauthens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Cauthens Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthens Cemetery
- Vernledge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Vernledge Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernledge Cemetery
- Star of Hope MB Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Old Mt. Zion MB Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Israel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Israel Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Israel 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 Petrey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Petrey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Petrey
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Wingard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wingard is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingard
- Ansley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ansley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansley
- Kent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kent is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Vernledge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vernledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernledge
- Youngblood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Youngblood is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood
- Lapine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lapine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Highland Home
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vidette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Grady
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rutledge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Luverne
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Social Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Hallsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Cherokee Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Goshen
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Center Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Center Point is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Honoraville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Honoraville is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honoraville
- Meeksville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Meeksville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeksville
- Ramer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Glenwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Orion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Orion is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
- Troy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- McClure Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- McClure Town is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McClure Town
- Henderson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Henderson is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Needmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Needmore is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
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 Petrey Cemetery. The following communities are located in Crenshaw County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Petrey 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 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 Petrey Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Crenshaw 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 Petrey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #124653 (Petrey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #124653 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: Crenshaw
- Est. Elev: 123 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Petrey
- Location given for Petrey Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.8640419 Lon: -86.2085718
- 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 Crenshaw, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Petrey 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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