A visit to the Pettus 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 Pettus Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pettus Cemetery:
34.9320, -87.4367
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pettus Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pettus Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County<2>.
The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Florence. Florence lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the southwest of the Pettus Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pettus Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Pettus Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pettus Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Scott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Richardson Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bluewater Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bluewater Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluewater Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1866585 <5>
- Perry Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stutts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Stutts Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stutts Cemetery
- Holden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Holden Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holden Cemetery
- Crow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Crow Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Barnett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Barnett Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Barnett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Barnett Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Cemetery
- Pettus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pettus Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettus Cemetery
- Grissom Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Grissom Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grissom Cemetery
- Leonard P. Green Jr. Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Leonard P. Green Jr. Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard P. Green Jr. Cemetery
- The Leonard P. Green Jr. Cemetery has also been known as:
- Green Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23106 <5>
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Hale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hale Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale Cemetery
- Jordan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Cemetery
- Old Tanyard Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Old Tanyard Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Tanyard Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore 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 Pettus Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pettus Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Comer
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Arkdell
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Atlas ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Atlas is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Belew ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Lexington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rascal Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Green Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Elgin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Corum ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Killen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Saint Joseph
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Arnot
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Arnot is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnot
- Bailey Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
- Belleview ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Belleview is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Cedar Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Anderson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Wheeler Dam Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wheeler Dam Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Dam Village
- Loretto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Rogersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <6>
- Iron City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Pruitton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pruitton is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitton
- Saint Florian
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Ford City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Estep ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
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 Pettus Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lauderdale County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pettus Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bailey Springs
- Loretto
- Rogersville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Pettus Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lauderdale 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 Pettus Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #124658 (Pettus Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #124658 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: Lauderdale
- Est. Elev: 192 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Center Hill
- Location given for Pettus Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9320286 Lon: -87.4366891
- 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 Lauderdale, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pettus 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. |