A visit to the Providence 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 Providence Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Providence Cemetery:
32.8768, -85.2674
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Providence Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Providence Cemetery is located in Chambers County<2>.
The county seat for Chambers County is located in LaFayette. LaFayette lies just to the west northwest of the Providence Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Providence Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Providence Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rest Haven Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Holstun Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Holstun Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holstun Cemetery
- Greenwood Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- Hillcrest Garden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sharon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sharon Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Cemetery
- Evangel Temple Assembly of God Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Oak Wood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Oak Wood Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Wood Cemetery
- Holstum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Holstum Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holstum Cemetery
- Bell Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bell Chapel Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Chapel Cemetery
- Huguley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Huguley Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguley Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Shawmut Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Shawmut Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawmut Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shawmut Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Lanett.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26191 <5>
- Forty Tyler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Forty Tyler Cemetery is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Tyler Cemetery
- Emory Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Emory Chapel Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory Chapel Cemetery
- Eastview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Eastview Cemetery is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastview Cemetery
- The Eastview Cemetery has also been known as:
- East View Cemetery
- Pinewood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pinewood Cemetery is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinewood Cemetery
- Stamps Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Stamps Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamps Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Cusseta Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Cusseta Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cusseta Cemetery
- Hall Memorial CME Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rehobeth Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lovelace Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Lovelace Cemetery is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace 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 Providence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Providence Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Huguley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Huguley is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguley
- Plant City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Plant City is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City
- Lanett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- West Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cusseta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eady City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Eady City is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eady City
- North West Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- North West Point is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North West Point
- Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- LaFayette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fredonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fredonia is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredonia
- Boyds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Boyds is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds
- River View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- River View is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Osanippa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Osanippa is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osanippa
- Five Points
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Stroud
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Stroud is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud
- Blanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Blanton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- West Lake Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Lake Village is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Village
- Abbottsford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Abbottsford is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsford
- Chapel Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Pine Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pine Lake is located in Harris County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake
- Pioneer Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pioneer Village is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vernon is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Evansville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Evansville is located in Troup County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Evansville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Evansville is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Standing Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Standing Rock is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- Penton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Penton is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
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 Providence Cemetery. The following communities are located in Chambers County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Providence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Providence Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Chambers 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 Providence Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #147453 (Providence Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #147453 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: Chambers
- Est. Elev: 221 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fredonia
- Location given for Providence Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.8767941 Lon: -85.2674439
- 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 Chambers, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Providence 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. |