A visit to the Pitts Chapel 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 Pitts Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pitts Chapel Cemetery:
32.6651, -85.2416
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pitts Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pitts Chapel Cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Opelika. Opelika lies just to the west of the Pitts Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pitts Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Pitts Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pitts Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hephzibah Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Hephzibah Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hephzibah Cemetery
- Mountain Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- County Line Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- John Calhoun Tillery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Holt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Holt Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt Cemetery
- Bolton Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burrell Chapel AME Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Memory Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Memory Hill Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Hill Cemetery
- New Hope CME Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The New Hope CME Church Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope CME Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope CME Church Cemetery is located in Salem.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2342133 <5>
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Flint Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Flint Hill Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill Cemetery
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Rocky Mount Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount Cemetery
- Lamb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sweet Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sweet Hope Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Hope Cemetery
- Mechanicsville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Beulah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Morris Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Penn Young Gravesite
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Penn Young Gravesite is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Young Gravesite
- Concord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Pitts Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pitts Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Salem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Chewacla
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chewacla is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewacla
- Bleecker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bleecker is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleecker
- Blanton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blanton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Osanippa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Osanippa is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osanippa
- Gwen Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Gwen Mill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwen Mill
- Opelika
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cusseta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Prince Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Prince Crossroads is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Crossroads
- River View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- River View is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Beauregard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beauregard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Smith's Station
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Smith's Station is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,804 people
- Eady City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Eady City is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eady City
- Huguley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Huguley is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguley
- Plant City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Plant City is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City
- Auburn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Crawford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Crawford is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Pine Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Lake is located in Harris County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Lanett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Boyds
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Boyds is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds
- The Bottle
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- The Bottle is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bottle
- West Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hugley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Hugley is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugley
- Ladonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ladonia is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladonia
- North West Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- North West Point is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North West Point
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 Pitts Chapel Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Pitts Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Pitts Chapel Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lee 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 Pitts Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #138265 (Pitts Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #138265 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: Lee
- Est. Elev: 196 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Beulah
- Location given for Pitts Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.6651339 Lon: -85.2416087
- 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 Lee, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pitts Chapel 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. |