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:
33.4282, -87.5611
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 Tuscaloosa County<2>.
The county seat for Tuscaloosa County is located in Tuscaloosa. Tuscaloosa lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south of the Philadelphia Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Philadelphia Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Philadelphia Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Simpson - Cain Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Winters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Winters Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Cemetery
- Arbor Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Arbor Springs Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Springs Cemetery
- Pole Bridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Pole Bridge Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pole Bridge Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Cripple Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Cripple Creek Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cripple Creek Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- McGuire Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The McGuire Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGuire Cemetery
- Old Prewitte Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Prewitte Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Prewitte Cemetery
- Prewitt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Prewitt Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prewitt Cemetery
- Piney Woods Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Piney Woods Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods Cemetery
- Walton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Walton Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Nazareth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Nazareth Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth Cemetery
- Harkey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Harkey Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkey Cemetery
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Holly Springs Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Cowden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cowden Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden Cemetery
- Utley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Utley Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utley Cemetery
- Oregonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Oregonia Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregonia Cemetery
- Espy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Espy Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Espy Cemetery
- Haygood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Haygood Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haygood Cemetery
- Edmondson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Edmondson Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmondson Cemetery
- Winters Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Winters Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winters Cemetery
- Bone Camp Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bone Camp Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Camp Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Philadelphia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Philadelphia Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Samantha
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Lake Front Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lake Front Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Front Village
- New Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Wood Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
- Northport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Echola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Echola is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echola
- Coker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Holt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Holt is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Tuscaloosa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- University
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- University is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- Alberta City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Alberta City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta City
- Peterson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Peterson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Kellerman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kellerman is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerman
- Buhl
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Buhl is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
- Ingleside Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ingleside Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside Village
- Alta
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Berry
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Elrod
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Elrod is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
- Sahama Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Sahama Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahama Village
- Cottondale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Bull City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Bull City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull City
- Lubbub
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Bankston
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Brookwood
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Patton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Patton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Patton Junction ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Patton Junction is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
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 Tuscaloosa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Philadelphia Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Berry
- Patton Junction - Historic
- Tuscaloosa
- University
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Tuscaloosa 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 #148438 (Philadelphia Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #148438 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: Tuscaloosa
- Est. Elev: 112 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lake Tuscaloosa North
- Location given for Philadelphia Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.4281703 Lon: -87.5611174
- 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 Tuscaloosa, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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. |