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:
33.3768, -85.9533
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 Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Ashland. Ashland lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the southeast 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 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Providence Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Providence Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Burgess Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Burgess Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess Cemetery
- Clairmont Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Seay Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Seay Chapel Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seay Chapel Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Horse Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Horse Creek Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek Cemetery
- Springhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Springhill Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lackey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lackey Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Cemetery
- Stockdale Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stockdale Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Old Noles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Noles Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Noles Cemetery
- Chief Chenneby Grave
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Chief Chenneby Grave is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Chenneby Grave
- Horns Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Horns Memorial Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Horns Memorial Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Chambers Springs
- Poe Bridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Poe Bridge Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe Bridge Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Pine Hill Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moberley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Moberley Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moberley Cemetery
- Germany Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Germany Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germany Cemetery
- The Germany Cemetery has also been known as:
- Germany Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22989 <5>
- Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Old Field Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Field Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Field Cemetery
- Hassell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Hassell Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassell Cemetery
- Mannings Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Erin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Erin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Ironaton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ironaton is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironaton
- Chandler Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chandler Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Springs
- Waldo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Waldo is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- McElderry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- McElderry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElderry
- Chambers Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Chambers Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Springs
- Ashland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Talladega
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Munford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Harkins Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
- Elder
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Grant Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Grant Town is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Rendalia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rendalia is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendalia
- Millerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Lineville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kentuck
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kentuck is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Abihka ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Abihka is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abihka
- Barfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Haynes Crossroad
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Silver Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Silver Run is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Winterboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Winterboro is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterboro
- Coldwater
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Coldwater is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Delta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Nottingham ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Nottingham is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Former name for Nottingham:
- Jones Camp Ground
- Sycamore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sycamore is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Eastaboga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bynum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Bynum is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Bynum has also been known as:
- Bynum's
- Alpine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Providence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Lineville
- Talladega
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 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 Clay 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 #1805409 (Providence Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1805409 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 330 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ironaton
- Location given for Providence Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3767773 Lon: -85.9533001
- 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 Clay, 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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