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A visit to the Piner McGrew 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 Piner McGrew Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Piner McGrew Cemetery:

30.4508, -88.3309

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Piner McGrew Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Piner McGrew Cemetery is located in Mobile County<2>.

The county seat for Mobile County is located in Mobile. Mobile lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the northeast of the Piner McGrew Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Piner McGrew Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 12 miles [19.3 km] of the Piner McGrew Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Piner McGrew Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Grand Bay Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Grand Bay Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bay Cemetery
  • Hamilton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Hamilton Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton Cemetery
  • Oddfellows Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Oddfellows Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oddfellows Cemetery
  • Dees Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Dees Cemetery is located in Jackson County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dees Cemetery
  • Kivisto Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Kivisto Cemetery is located in Jackson County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kivisto Cemetery
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
  • St. Michael Catholic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Beverly Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • The Beverly Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly Cemetery
  • Forts Lake Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Forts Lake Cemetery is located in Jackson County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forts Lake Cemetery
  • Lawn Haven Memorial Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Serenity Memorial Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Orange Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • The Orange Grove Cemetery is located in Jackson County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Union Baptist Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Tates Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Tates Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tates Cemetery
    • Lundy Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • The Lundy Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lundy Cemetery
    • Evergreen Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Jackson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
    • English Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The English Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Cemetery
    • Cold Springs Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Cold Springs Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs Cemetery
    • Roberts Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • The Roberts Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
    • Magnolia Springs Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Dawes Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Dawes Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawes Cemetery

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]<3> of the Piner McGrew Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Piner McGrew Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Grand Bay
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Bayou La Batre
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Saint Elmo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Saint Elmo is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
  • Irvington
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Orange Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Orange Grove is located in Jackson County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
  • Coden
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Helena
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Helena is located in Jackson County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Theodore
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Moss Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Eastside
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Eastside is located in Jackson County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastside
  • Escatawpa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Escatawpa is located in Jackson County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
  • Mon Louis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Mon Louis is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mon Louis
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Bellefontaine
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Bellefontaine is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefontaine
    • Tillmans Corner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Tillmans Corner is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillmans Corner
    • Big Point
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Big Point is located in Jackson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Point
    • Coll Town
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Coll Town is located in Jackson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coll Town
    • Pascagoula
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Alabama Port
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Alabama Port is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama Port
    • Hurley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Dauphin Island
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Dauphin Island is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dauphin Island
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,366 people
    • Hickory Hills
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Hickory Hills is located in Jackson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
    • Martin Bluff
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Martin Bluff is located in Jackson County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Bluff

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 Piner McGrew Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mobile County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Piner McGrew Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Piner McGrew Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Alabama:
  • Pages specific to Mobile 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 Piner McGrew Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2579312  (Piner McGrew Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2579312 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: Mobile
      • Topo Map Name: Grand Bay
      • Location given for Piner McGrew Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.4507977     Lon: -88.3308509
      • 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 Mobile, 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' (or 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- Piner McGrew 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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