A visit to the Pilot Hill 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 Pilot Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pilot Hill Cemetery:
34.3480, -88.0337
The Pilot Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County<1>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Russellville. Russellville lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Pilot Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pilot Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Pilot Hill Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pilot Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Single Springs MB Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jones Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Brazel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Lindsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dempsey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Davis Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gober Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Childers Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Nichols Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Nichols Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Baggett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McCarley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The McCarley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarley Cemetery
- Newburg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Newburg Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburg Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Overton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Osborn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Osborn Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osborn Cemetery
- Burleson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Berry Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Pilot Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pilot Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Vina
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vina is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
- Hodges
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Burntout
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Red Bay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bounds Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Eastman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Oakland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Itawamba County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Weston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Weston is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
- Hackleburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Belgreen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Golden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Pleasant Site
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hamilton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Tremont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Belmont
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Denton ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Denton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Spruce Pine
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Clay
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Phil Campbell
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Dennis
(18 miles [29 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 Pilot Hill 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 Pilot Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Belmont
- Hamilton
- Phil Campbell
- Red Bay
- Russellville
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 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 Pilot Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Pilot Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #136244 (Pilot Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #136244 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 233 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vina
- Location given for Pilot Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3478765 Lon: -88.0336486
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pilot Hill Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |