A visit to the Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Philadelphia Cemetery:
33.7412, -87.6461
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Philadelphia Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Fayette County<2>.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in Fayette. Fayette lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Philadelphia Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Philadelphia Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Philadelphia Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dobbs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Dobbs Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbs Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Davis Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Davis Chapel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Chapel Cemetery
- Cleveland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Cleveland Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Jenkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Jenkins Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Panter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Panter Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panter Cemetery
- New Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The New Liberty Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty Cemetery
- New Prospect Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bankston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bankston Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Enis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Enis Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enis Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Tabernacle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle Cemetery
- Bethabara Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethabara Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethabara Cemetery
- Panter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Panter Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panter Cemetery
- Crossroads Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson 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 Philadelphia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Philadelphia Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bankston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Berry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rossland City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rossland City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
- Alta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Patton Junction ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Patton Junction is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
- Corona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Corona is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Old Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Old Town is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Fayette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bazemore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Bazemore is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazemore
- Patton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Patton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- New Lexington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Carbon Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kansas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kansas is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Eldridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Glen Allen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Coal Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Coal Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Townley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Townley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
- Oakman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oakman is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Former names for Oakman:
- Day's Gap
- Marietta
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakman <5>
- Kirkland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kirkland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Bluff
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bluff is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Winfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belk
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Belk is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Rock City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Rock City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Saragossa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saragossa is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saragossa
- Prospect
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
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 Philadelphia Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Philadelphia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Berry
- Berry lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Philadelphia Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Berry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Carbon Hill
- Oakman
- Patton Junction - Historic
- Winfield
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 Philadelphia Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Fayette 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 Philadelphia Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #158503 (Philadelphia Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #158503 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: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 194 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bankston
- Location given for Philadelphia Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.7412202 Lon: -87.6461239
- 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 Fayette, 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 from Point A (ie- Philadelphia 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |