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:
34.9667, -87.4036
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 19 miles [30.6 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 23 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.
- Grissom Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Grissom Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grissom Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Perry Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Leonard P. Green Jr. Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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>
- Richardson Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Stutts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Stutts Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stutts Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Peppertown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Peppertown Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peppertown Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Crow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Crow Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Pettus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pettus Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettus Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- 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 southeast)
- The Barnett Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Cemetery
- Barnett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Barnett Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnett Cemetery
- Harmon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Harmon Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon Cemetery
- Shelton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Shelton Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
- Portertown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Portertown Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portertown Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The St. Marys Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Marys Cemetery
- McDougal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The McDougal Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDougal Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- St. Truitt Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Truitt Cemetery is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Truitt Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Arkdell
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Arkdell is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkdell
- Lexington
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Slabtown ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Slabtown is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Comer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Comer is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Belew ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Belew is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belew
- Rascal Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Rascal Town is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rascal Town
- Corum ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Corum is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corum
- Green Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Atlas ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Atlas is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Elgin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Elgin is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Cedar Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Saint Joseph
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Loretto
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Anderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Anderson is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Bethel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Busby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Busby is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby
- Arnot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Arnot is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnot
- Killen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belleview ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Belleview is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleview
- Estep ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Appleton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Appleton is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Iron City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Iron City is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
- Bailey Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
- Rogersville
(11 miles [17.7 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>
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 professional and volunteer 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 #124659 (Pettus Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #124659 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: 236 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Center Hill
- Location given for Pettus Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9667501 Lon: -87.4036324
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |