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:
31.1499, -85.4333
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 Houston County<2>.
The county seat for Houston County is located in Dothan. Dothan lies just to the north northeast 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 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 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.
- Sanders Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Sanders Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Cemetery
- Lassiter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lassiter Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lassiter Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Selma Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Selma Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selma Cemetery
- The Selma Cemetery has also been known as:
- Selma Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2594112 <5>
- Little Vine Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Little Vine Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Vine Cemetery
- Memphis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Memphis Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis Cemetery
- Memory Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Memory Hill Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dothan City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dothan City Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dothan City Cemetery
- Bay Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bay Springs Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Springs Cemetery
- Hurts Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hurts Chapel Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurts Chapel Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Purvis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Purvis Cemetery is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis Cemetery
- Cowarts Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Christian Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Martin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- St. Phillips Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The St. Phillips Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Phillips Cemetery
- Registers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Registers Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Registers Cemetery
- Crestlawn Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Crestlawn Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestlawn Cemetery
- Cowarts Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Cowarts Cemetery is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowarts Cemetery
- Gates of Heaven Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Piney Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Piney Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rehobeth
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rehobeth is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,699 people
- Parker Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Parker Village is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Village
- Taylor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Taylor is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
- Keyton's
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Keyton's is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyton's
- Parish
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Merritts Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Merritts Crossroads is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merritts Crossroads
- Hodgesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hodgesville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgesville
- Dothan
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Malvern
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tidwell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tidwell is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Madrid
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Madrid is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madrid
- Population from the 2020 Census: 293 people
- Cowarts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Slocomb
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Avon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Avon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Cottonwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grimes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Grimes is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
- Midland City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ashford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Webb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kinsey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kinsey is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,293 people
- Napier Field
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Napier Field is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier Field
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Campbellton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Barber
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Barber is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Pinckard
(13 miles [20.9 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 Piney Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Houston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Piney Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashford
- Dothan
- Graceville
- Headland
- Midland City
- Napier Field
- Parish
- Pinckard
- Slocomb
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Piney Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Houston 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 #149914 (Piney Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #149914 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: Houston
- Est. Elev: 72 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dothan West
- Location given for Piney Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.1498998 Lon: -85.4332667
- 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 Houston, 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- 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. |
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