A visit to the Piney Grove 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 Piney Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Piney Grove Cemetery:
33.7132, -87.7103
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Piney Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County<2>.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in Fayette. Fayette lies just to the west southwest of the Piney Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Piney Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Piney Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Piney Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Rehobeth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Rehobeth Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth Cemetery
- Fowler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fowler Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bankston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bankston Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston Cemetery
- Cleveland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Cleveland Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Davis Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Davis Chapel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Chapel Cemetery
- Whitson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Whitson Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitson Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Phillips Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
- Dobbs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Dobbs Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbs Cemetery
- Hollingsworth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shirley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Fayette Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Fayette Memorial Gardens is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fayette Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Fayette.
- The Fayette Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Heritage Memorial Cemetery
- McConnell Family Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25089 <5>
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] of the Piney Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Piney Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bankston
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Rossland City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rossland City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
- Old Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Old Town is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Fayette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Berry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Alta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Bazemore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bazemore is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazemore
- Kirkland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kirkland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Belk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Belk is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Corona
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Corona is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Bluff
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Patton Junction ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Patton Junction is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
- Glen Allen
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Patton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Patton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Kansas
(15 miles [24.1 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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ashcraft Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Winfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Coal Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Carbon Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Townley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Townley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
- Kennedy
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Oakman
(18 miles [29 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 <6>
- Rock City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Rock City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
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 Piney Grove 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 Piney Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Berry
- Berry lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Piney Grove Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Berry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Carbon Hill
- Kennedy
- 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 Piney Grove 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 Piney Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #158507 (Piney Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #158507 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: 161 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bankston
- Location given for Piney Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.7131645 Lon: -87.7102927
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Piney Grove 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |