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:
34.0862, -85.4380
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 Cherokee County<2>.
The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Centre. Centre lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Providence Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Providence Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Providence Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Providence Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hopewell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Nazareth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Nazareth Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nazareth Cemetery
- Rehobeth Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Rehobeth Cemetery is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth Cemetery
- Mountain Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ellis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ellis Cemetery is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Red Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
- Hemphill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hemphill Cemetery is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill Cemetery
- Coosa River Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Coosa River Cemetery is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coosa River Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Fife Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Fife Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fife Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Sheepskin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Sheepskin Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheepskin Cemetery
- Sanders Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cave Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- State Line Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The State Line Cemetery is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line Cemetery
- Davenport Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Davenport Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport Cemetery
- Howell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
- Noah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Noah Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Cedar Creek Cemetery is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek 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 Providence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Providence Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rock Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Run is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Etna
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Etna is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Cave Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Exie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Exie is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Tecumseh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Noah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Kirk's Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Kirk's Grove is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirk's Grove
- Grantville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Grantville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
- Howells Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Howells Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells Crossroads
- Howells Crossroads has also been known as:
- Howells Cross Roads
- Tucker Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tucker Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Crossroads
- Esom Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Greenway ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenway is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Spring Garden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Borden Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Palestine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Moshat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Coloma ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Coloma is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Sterling ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sterling is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling
- Cedartown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Dailey
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dailey is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
- Cedar Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Goshen is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Coosa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gaylesville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oreburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oreburg is located in Floyd County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oreburg
- Centre
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Turkey Town ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
- Ricks ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Ricks is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cherokee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Providence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cedar Bluff
- Cedartown
- Centre
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Cherokee 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 #136963 (Providence Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #136963 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: Cherokee
- Est. Elev: 209 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Indian Mountain
- Location given for Providence Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.0862089 Lon: -85.4380127
- 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 Cherokee, 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- 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. |
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