A visit to the Proctor Creek 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 Proctor Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Proctor Creek Cemetery:
32.7951, -86.3694
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Proctor Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Proctor Creek Cemetery is located in Coosa County<2>.
The county seat for Coosa County is located in Rockford. Rockford lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Proctor Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Proctor Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Proctor Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Proctor Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Swamp Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Swamp Creek Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swamp Creek Cemetery
- New Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Wayside Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Wayside Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside Cemetery
- Old Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Jo Anna Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Jo Anna Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jo Anna Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Murchison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Murchison Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murchison Cemetery
- Hollybranch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hollybranch Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollybranch Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- New Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The New Union Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Union Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Morning Star Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
- Canaan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Canaan Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Cemetery
- Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Memorial Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Memorial Cemetery is located outside and to the northeast of Mountain Creek.
- Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Rockford.
- The Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shady Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26163 <5>
- Old Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Union Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Union Cemetery
- Ham Lewis Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Ham Lewis Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ham Lewis Cemetery
- Midway Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Mountain Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marbury Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sewell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Sewell Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem 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 Proctor Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Proctor Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lightwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lightwood is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
- Titus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dollar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dollar is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
- Verbena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Verbena is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Mountain Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Marbury
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pentonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pentonville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
- Rockford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holtville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Holtville is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtville
- Holtville has also been known as:
- Slapout
- Adkin Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Adkin Hill is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkin Hill
- Adkin Hill has also been known as:
- Atkins Hill
- Deatsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cottage Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hissop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hissop is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop
- Pine Level
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pine Level is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Seman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Seman is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seman
- Equality
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Equality is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
- Nixburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Nixburg is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
- Weogufka
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Weogufka is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
- Clanton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- White City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- White City is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Elmore
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Central
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Central is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Aucheucaula ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Aucheucaula is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheucaula
- Jumbo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Robinson Springs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
- Wetumpka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
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 Proctor Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Coosa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Proctor Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clanton
- Elmore
- Rockford
- Wetumpka
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Proctor Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Coosa 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 Proctor Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #163408 (Proctor Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #163408 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: Coosa
- Est. Elev: 159 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Richville
- Location given for Proctor Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.7951266 Lon: -86.369419
- 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 Coosa, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Proctor Creek 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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