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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Providence Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Providence Cemetery

Lat:   33.4846°   (33° 29' 4")

Lon:   -88.1917°   (-88° 11' 30")

The Providence Cemetery is located in Pickens County<2>.

The county seat for Pickens County is located in Carrollton. Carrollton lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Providence Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 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.

  • Andrews Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andrews Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andrews Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Andrews Chapel Cemetery is located in Pickens County
  • Andrews Chapel Churchyard Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andrews Chapel Churchyard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andrews Chapel Churchyard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Andrews Chapel Churchyard Cemetery is located in Pickens County
  • Union Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Pickens County
  • Forest Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Forest Church Cemetery is located in Pickens County
  • Brown Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brown Hill Cemetery is located in Pickens County
  • Tabernacle Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tabernacle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tabernacle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Tabernacle Cemetery is located in Pickens County
  • Rocky Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rocky Ridge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rocky Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Rocky Ridge Cemetery is located in Pickens County
  • Ethelsville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ethelsville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ethelsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ethelsville Cemetery is located in Pickens County
  • Old Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Mt. Moriah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Pickens County
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Pickens County
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Lamar County
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Lowndes County (MS)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Old El Bethel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old El Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old El Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old El Bethel Cemetery is located in Pickens County
    • Strawbridge Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strawbridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strawbridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Strawbridge Cemetery is located in Pickens County
    • Gore Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gore Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gore Cemetery is located in Pickens County
    • Thomasson Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomasson Family Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Thomasson Family Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The Thomasson Family Cemetery is located in Pickens County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Thomasson Family Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the east of Reform.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2358708 <6>
    • Mineral Springs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mineral Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mineral Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mineral Springs Cemetery is located in Pickens County
    • Bell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bell Cemetery is located in Pickens County
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Macedonia Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Macedonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Pickens County
    • Eatman Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eatman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eatman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Eatman Cemetery is located in Lamar County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 22 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.

  • Stafford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
    • Stafford is located in Pickens County
  • Ethelsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ethelsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
    • Ethelsville is located in Pickens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
  • Macedonia
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Macedonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
    • Macedonia is located in Pickens County
  • McShan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McShan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
    • McShan is located in Pickens County
  • Fernbank
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fernbank. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
    • Fernbank is located in Lamar County
  • New Hope
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
    • New Hope is located in Lowndes County (MS)
  • Coal Fire
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coal Fire. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
    • Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
  • Millport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millport
    • Millport is located in Lamar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 970 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millport <7>
  • Reform
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reform have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
    • Reform is located in Pickens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reform <7>
  • Archer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
    • Archer is located in Pickens County
  • Kennedy
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
    • Kennedy is located in Lamar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
  • Columbus
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
    • Columbus is located in Lowndes County (MS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,307 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <7>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Stansel
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansel
      • Stansel is located in Pickens County
    • Caledonia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Hightogy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
      • Hightogy is located in Lamar County
    • Carrollton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
      • Carrollton is located in Pickens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
    • Bell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
      • Bell is located in Pickens County
    • Ashcraft Corner
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
      • Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
    • Kolola Springs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolola Springs
      • Kolola Springs is located in Lowndes County (MS)
    • Pickensville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
      • Pickensville is located in Pickens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
    • Lubbub
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lubbub. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
      • Lubbub is located in Pickens County
    • Waverly
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Waverly. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
      • Waverly is located in Clay County (MS)

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 Pickens 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 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:

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 #158617  (Providence Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #158617 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Ethelsville
    • County: Pickens         Elev: 118
    • Location given for GNIS #158617 (Providence Cemetery)

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

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 Pickens, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Providence Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4846, Longitude: -88.1917       In this case, the coordinates for the Providence Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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