A visit to the Preston 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 Preston Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Preston Cemetery:
34.5248, -86.1753
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Preston Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Preston Cemetery is located in Marshall County<2>.
The county seat for Marshall County is located in Guntersville. Guntersville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Preston Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Preston Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Preston Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Preston Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McCamy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The McCamy Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCamy Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- McFarland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McFarland Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland Cemetery
- McFarlane Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The McFarlane Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarlane Cemetery
- Thomason Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Thomason Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomason Cemetery
- Free Home Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Prospect Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Woosley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Woosley Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woosley Cemetery
- Rainey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Rainey Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainey Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Kirby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Kirby Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd Cemetery
- Gross Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Gross Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Vaught Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Vaught Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaught Cemetery
- Roman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Roman Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roman Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Preston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Preston Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Columbus City Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
- Mid ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mid
- Langston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Grant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Columbus City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Aspel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Woodville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- North ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Grove Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Lim Rock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lim Rock
- Peters ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Section
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Larkinsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Larkinsville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkinsville
- Whiton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiton
- Chigger Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chigger Hill
- Hix ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hix is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Rock City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Scottsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Paint Rock is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
- New Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Guntersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Guntersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
- Former names for Guntersville:
- Gunter's Ferry
- Gunter's Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <6>
- Wyeth City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wyeth City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth City
- Rayburn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rayburn is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- Rogers
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Gibson Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gibson Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Crossroads
- Ferncliff ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
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 Preston Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marshall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Preston Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbus City
- Guntersville
- Scottsboro
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 Preston Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Marshall 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 Preston Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #139467 (Preston Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #139467 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: Marshall
- Est. Elev: 199 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Swearengin
- Location given for Preston Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5248094 Lon: -86.175259
- 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 Marshall, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Preston 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. |