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:
33.0198, -86.8011
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 Chilton County<2>.
The county seat for Chilton County is located in Clanton. Clanton lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Providence Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Providence Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Providence Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Session Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Session Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Session Cemetery
- Center Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Center Hill Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Rock Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs Cemetery
- Old Rock Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Mars Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Old Mars Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mars Cemetery
- New Mars Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Shiloh - Busby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Richardson - Randall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Reynolds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- New Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Holly Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Holly Grove Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove Cemetery
- Rocky Mount Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Rocky Mount Community Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount Community Cemetery
- The Rocky Mount Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25875 <5>
- Cobb Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cobb Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Shelby Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Montevallo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Montevallo Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevallo Cemetery
- Brierfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Brierfield Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brierfield Cemetery
- Ashby Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Ashby Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ashby Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Ashby
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Crumpton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Crumpton Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crumpton Cemetery
- Posey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Posey Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Posey Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Rocky Mount Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount 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:
- Jemison
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oakley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Montevallo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Calera
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wilton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Wilton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Former names for Wilton:
- Birmingham Junction
- Bismarck
- Catoosa
- Woods
- Woodsborough
- Brierfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ashby
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ashby is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Thorsby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Randolph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Tucker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tucker is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Jumbo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Jumbo is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
- Maylene
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Saginaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Saginaw is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Eddings
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Eddings is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddings
- Active
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Active is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Active
- Lawley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lawley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawley
- Brantleyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Brantleyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantleyville
- Shelby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sawmill Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sawmill Town is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Town
- Aden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Aden is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Siluria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Siluria is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siluria
- Seymour
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Seymour is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Columbiana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cane Creek is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Pratt Ferry ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pratt Ferry is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Ferry
- Alabaster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
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 Chilton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Providence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Calera
- Columbiana
- Montevallo
- Shelby
- Thorsby
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Chilton 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 #151271 (Providence Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #151271 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: Chilton
- Est. Elev: 209 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Montevallo
- Location given for Providence Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.0198436 Lon: -86.8010983
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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 Chilton, 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 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. |
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