A visit to the Plunket 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 Plunket Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Plunket Cemetery:
34.2687, -85.8152
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Plunket Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Plunket Cemetery is located in DeKalb County<2>.
The county seat for DeKalb County is located in Fort Payne. Fort Payne lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Plunket Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Plunket Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Plunket Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Plunket Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hall Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Collins Cemetery is located in Collinsville.
- New Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Mt. Lookout Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Lookout Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lookout Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Chapel Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Smith Chapel Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Collinsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26349 <5>
- Anthony Collins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kerley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Kerley Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Kerley Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Collinsville.
- Collinsville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Collinsville Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Collinsville Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Collinsville.
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Hunts Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hunts Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Cemetery
- Sand Rock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sand Rock Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Longshore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Longshore Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longshore Cemetery
- New Testament Holiness Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Wesson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Wesson Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesson Cemetery
- Red Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
- Copeland Bridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nicholson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Nicholson Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholson Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Welcome Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Welcome Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Plunket Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Plunket Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mount Vernon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Vernon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Collinsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Sand Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Leesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dawson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Clyde ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clyde is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Sigsbee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sigsbee is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
- Dog Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dog Town is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Cotnam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
- Lickskillet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Floy ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Floy is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floy
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Marcus ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Marcus is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marcus
- Keener
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Keener is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Bootsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bootsville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootsville
- Crossville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Rodentown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rodentown is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodentown
- Yancy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Yancy is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy
- Guest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Guest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guest
- Turkey Town ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
- Centre
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Taft
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Douglas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Douglas is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Wilsonia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wilsonia is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonia
- Hale ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hale is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Adamsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Adamsburg is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
- Pine Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pine Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Luna ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Luna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
- Lakeview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Geraldine
(12 miles [19.3 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 Plunket Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in DeKalb County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Plunket Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Centre
- Collinsville
- Crossville
- Geraldine
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 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 Plunket Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to DeKalb 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 Plunket Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #153022 (Plunket Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #153022 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: DeKalb
- Est. Elev: 360 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Portersville
- Location given for Plunket Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.2687042 Lon: -85.8152461
- 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 DeKalb, 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- Plunket 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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