A visit to the Prisoner of War 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 Prisoner of War Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prisoner of War Cemetery:
33.7179, -85.8102
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Prisoner of War Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Prisoner of War Cemetery is located in Calhoun County<2>.
The county seat for Calhoun County is located in Anniston. Anniston lies just to the south southwest of the Prisoner of War Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Prisoner of War Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Prisoner of War Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prisoner of War Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ft. McClellan Military Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Edgemont Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Edgemont Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgemont Cemetery
- Halls Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Halls Chapel Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Chapel Cemetery
- Fourmile Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fourmile Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Cemetery
- Anniston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Anniston Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anniston Cemetery
- The Anniston Cemetery has also been known as:
- Anniston Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #263425 <5>
- Lloyds Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Westview Gardens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eden Hills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hillside Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hillside Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hillside Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Anniston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23447 <5>
- Highland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Highland Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Anniston.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23411 <5>
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Alexandria Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Alexandria Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Forestlawn Gardens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Whites Gap Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Whites Gap Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whites Gap Cemetery
- Gladden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Gladden Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladden Cemetery
- New Mt. Sellers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Jacksonville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Jacksonville Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Prisoner of War Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prisoner of War Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Saks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saks is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saks
- Blue Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Mountain is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mountain
- Weaver
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Weaver is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,030 people
- Fort McClellan ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Fort McClellan is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort McClellan
- Leatherwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Leatherwood is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherwood
- Oxanna
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Oxanna is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxanna
- Anniston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Blue Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Booker T City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Booker T City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booker T City
- Alexandria
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Peaceburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Peaceburg is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceburg
- Cobb Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cobb Town is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Town
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Bera ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bera is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bera
- Eulaton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Eulaton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulaton
- Hobson City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hobson City is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
- Oxford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- De Armanville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- De Armanville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Armanville
- Choccolocco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Choccolocco is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choccolocco
- White Plains
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- White Plains is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Jacksonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Angel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Angel is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
- Chinnabee ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chinnabee is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chinnabee
- Wellington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wellington is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Clark ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clark is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Morrisville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Morrisville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
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 Prisoner of War Cemetery. The following communities are located in Calhoun County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prisoner of War Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Anniston
- Fort McClellan - Historic
- Jacksonville
- Oxanna
- Oxanna lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Prisoner of War Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oxanna.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxanna
- Oxford
- Weaver
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 Prisoner of War Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Calhoun 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 Prisoner of War Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #125288 (Prisoner of War Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #125288 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: Calhoun
- Est. Elev: 256 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Anniston
- Location given for Prisoner of War Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.71788 Lon: -85.8102429
- 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 Calhoun, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Prisoner of War 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. |