A visit to the Pleasant Gap 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 Pleasant Gap Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Pleasant Gap Cemetery:
33.9918, -85.5216
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Pleasant Gap Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Pleasant Gap Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.
The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Centre. Centre lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Pleasant Gap Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Pleasant Gap Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Pleasant Gap Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Pleasant Gap Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lebanon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Carmel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Cemetery
- Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sheepskin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sheepskin Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheepskin Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Farmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Farmer Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Cemetery
- Ladiga Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Arrington Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Arrington Chapel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Arrington Chapel Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of Piedmont.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21322 <5>
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Goshen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- Goshen Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Goshen Valley Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Goshen Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Piedmont.
- The Goshen Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Goshen Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1413181 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Borden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Borden Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Cemetery
- The Borden Cemetery has also been known as:
- Payne Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25305 <5>
- Cherry Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Highland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Memorial Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Memorial Garden is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Garden
- Hanks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hanks Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanks Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel 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 Pleasant Gap Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Pleasant Gap Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Spring Garden
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Rock Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Run is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Dailey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dailey is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
- Exie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Exie is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Borden Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Palestine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Tecumseh
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Piedmont
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Etna
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Etna is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Esom Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Coloma ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coloma is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Noah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Grantley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Greenway is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Collins ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Collins is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Tucker Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tucker Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Crossroads
- Oak Level
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Moshat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Ricks ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ricks is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks
- Nances Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nances Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek
- Howells Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Howells Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells Crossroads
- Howells Crossroads has also been known as:
- Howells Cross Roads
- Ball Flat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ball Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Flat
- Abernathy ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Abernathy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy
- Cave Spring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey Town ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
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 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 Pleasant Gap Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Cherokee 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 Pleasant Gap Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #161878 (Pleasant Gap Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #161878 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: Cherokee
- Est. Elev: 217 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Piedmont
- Location given for Pleasant Gap Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.9917668 Lon: -85.5216256
- 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 Cherokee, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pleasant Gap 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. |