A visit to the Phil Campbell Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Phil Campbell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Phil Campbell Cemetery
Lat: 34.3488° (34° 20' 55")
Lon: -87.7057° (-87° 42' 20")
The Phil Campbell Cemetery is located in Franklin County<1>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Russellville. Russellville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north of the Phil Campbell Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Phil Campbell Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Phil Campbell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mountain View Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Spruce Pine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Center Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Dooley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Scharnagle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scharnagle Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scharnagle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Scharnagle Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- J.R. Swinney Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Fortner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Factory Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Factory Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Factory Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Factory Cemetery is located in Marion County
- John Bull Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Bull Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the John Bull Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The John Bull Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bear Creek #1 Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bear Creek #1 Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bear Creek #1 Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bear Creek #1 Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Arnold Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arnold Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arnold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Arnold Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Dime Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dime Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dime Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Dime Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Watson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Phil Campbell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Phil Campbell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Phil Campbell
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Spruce Pine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Churntown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bear Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hackleburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rockwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Haleyville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Littleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pebble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Prebble ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Boar Tush
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Russellville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Belgreen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hodges
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hodges have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
- Hodges is located in Franklin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodges <7>
- Thornhill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Delmar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Ashridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Glen Mary
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Phil Campbell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Phil Campbell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Haleyville
- Phil Campbell
- Russellville
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 either 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 Phil Campbell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Franklin County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Phil Campbell Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Phil Campbell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #136234 (Phil Campbell Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #136234 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Phil Campbell
- County: Franklin Elev: 312
- Location given for GNIS #136234 (Phil Campbell Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
<1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<2> | 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 from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Phil Campbell Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3488, Longitude: -87.7057 |
<3> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |