A visit to the Pierce 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 Pierce Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pierce Cemetery:
34.6115, -86.0228
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pierce Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pierce Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Scottsboro. Scottsboro lies just to the north of the Pierce Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Pierce Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pierce Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Chisenhall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Chisenhall Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisenhall Cemetery
- Finney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Bluff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Bluff Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Tipton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Tipton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton Cemetery
- Burgess Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Burgess Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess Cemetery
- Chisenhall Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Chisenhall Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisenhall Cemetery
- McAnelly Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The McAnelly Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAnelly Cemetery
- Henry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Henry Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Woods Cove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Woods Cove Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cove Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Rosson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rosson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosson Cemetery
- Guffy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Guffy Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guffy Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Nicholson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Nicholson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Cemetery
- Chaney Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gant Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gant Cemetery
- Hudgins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hudgins Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudgins Cemetery
- Maple Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Maple Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Cemetery
- Gross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Gross Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Roman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Roman Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roman Cemetery
- Langston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Langston Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pierce Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pierce Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Section
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scottsboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Langston
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rock City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Dutton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Gray ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gray is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Bellefonte ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bellefonte is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
- Larkinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Powell
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Powell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Hollywood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Aspel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Berrys ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Berrys is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berrys
- Blackankle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Blackankle is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackankle
- Tupelo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tupelo is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
- Hix ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hix is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Fairfield ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fairfield is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Lim Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Gibson Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gibson Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Crossroads
- Pisgah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maynard Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Maynard Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard Cove
- Mid ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Grove Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Luttrell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Luttrell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Rainsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sylvania
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
- Kyles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kyles is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
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 Pierce Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pierce Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bellefonte - Historic
- Rainsville
- Scottsboro
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 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 Pierce Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Pierce Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #124707 (Pierce Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #124707 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 203 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Langston
- Location given for Pierce Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6114744 Lon: -86.0227564
- 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 Jackson, 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- Pierce 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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