A visit to the Provo 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 Provo Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Provo Cemetery:
32.2049, -85.4744
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Provo Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Provo Cemetery is located in Bullock County<2>.
The county seat for Bullock County is located in Union Springs. Union Springs lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Provo Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Provo Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Provo Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Provo Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brown Road Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Brown Road Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Road Cemetery
- Hurtsboro Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hurtsboro Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsboro Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hurtsboro Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Hurtsboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23608 <5>
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Creek Stand Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Creek Stand Cemetery is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Stand Cemetery
- Creek Stand Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Creek Stand Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Stand Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Jericho Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Jericho Cemetery is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho Cemetery
- Warrior Stand Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chapple Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Chapple Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapple Cemetery
- Thornton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Thornton Cemetery is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Cemetery
- Hayes Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Hayes Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayes Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Hayes Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Midway.
- The Hayes Hill Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hayes Hill Church Cemetery
- Hayes Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2624942 <5>
- Fellowship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fellowship Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Midway.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22776 <5>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Borom Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Borom Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borom Cemetery
- Shepherd Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Shepherd Cemetery is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Cemetery
- Kendrick Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Kendrick Cemetery is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick Cemetery
- Midway Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Ramah Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Ramah Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Ramah Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ramah Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2180340 <5>
- Sweet Pilgrim Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Three Notch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Three Notch Cemetery is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Notch Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Ridgeley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Ridgeley Cemetery is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeley Cemetery
- Peniel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Peniel Cemetery is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel Cemetery
- Johnston Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnston Cemetery is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Provo Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Provo Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hurtsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hurtsboro is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurtsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
- Three Notch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Three Notch is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Notch
- Midway
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Midway is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Rutherford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Rutherford is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutherford
- Armstrong
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Armstrong is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Spring Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Hatchechubbee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Hatchechubbee is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchechubbee
- Pine Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Grove is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove
- Comer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Comer is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Fort Davis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Union Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Society Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Society Hill is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Marvyn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Marvyn is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvyn
- Smuteye
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Smuteye is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smuteye
- Hawkinsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Hawkinsville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
- Glenville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Glenville is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
- Pittsview
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Seale
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tuskegee
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Inverness
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Inverness is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Hugley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hugley is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugley
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 Provo Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Bullock County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Provo Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hurtsboro
- Seale
- Tuskegee
- Union Springs
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Provo Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Bullock 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 Provo Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #125343 (Provo Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #125343 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: Bullock
- Est. Elev: 111 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hurtsboro
- Location given for Provo Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.2048711 Lon: -85.4743893
- 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 Bullock, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Provo 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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