A visit to the Petty 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 Petty Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Petty Cemetery:
34.8954, -86.4783
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Petty Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Petty Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Huntsville. Huntsville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Petty Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Petty Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Petty Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Petty Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bloucher Ford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Manning Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Manning Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning Cemetery
- Echols Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Echols Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols Cemetery
- Battle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Battle Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Cemetery
- Hymen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Hymen Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymen Cemetery
- Flint River Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Flint River Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint River Cemetery
- McCrary Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The McCrary Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrary Cemetery
- Stone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Huntsville.
- The Pine Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pine Grove Cemetery of Eternal Rest
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25425 <5>
- Rice Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
- Whitman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Whitman Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitman Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Townsend Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Townsend Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Cemetery
- Sandidge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Sandidge Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidge Cemetery
- Humphrey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Humphrey Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey Cemetery
- Scruggs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Scruggs Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scruggs Cemetery
- Hunt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hunt Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Cemetery
- Patton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Patton Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Cemetery
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Jacks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Jacks Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Cemetery
- Cochran Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cochran Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cochran Cemetery
- Norris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Norris Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Cemetery
- Graveyard Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Petty Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Petty Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Market
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Key's Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Moore's Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Hillsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Hazel Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Meridianville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Country Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Country Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Chase
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chase is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Mercury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mercury is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
- Ryland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Normal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maysville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Brownsboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Howell Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Howell Hill is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Hill
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goshen is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Lincoln
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Flintville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- Huntsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwycke Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Park City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Park City is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
- Princeton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Princeton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
- Corder Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Corder Crossroads is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corder Crossroads
- Madison Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Jeff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Rideout Village
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Gurley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Park City Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Park City Heights is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City Heights
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2,442 people
- Hollytree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hollytree is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollytree
- Francisco
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Francisco is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francisco
- Elkwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Elkwood is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwood
- Toney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Petty Cemetery. The following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Petty Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Petty 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 Petty Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #124663 (Petty Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #124663 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: 227 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: New Market
- Location given for Petty Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8953666 Lon: -86.4783242
- 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' (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- Petty 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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