A visit to the Purefoy 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 Purefoy Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Purefoy Cemetery:
32.0318, -86.9930
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Purefoy Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Purefoy Cemetery is located in Wilcox County<2>.
The county seat for Wilcox County is located in Camden. Camden lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west of the Purefoy Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Purefoy Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Purefoy Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Purefoy Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Snow Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Old Snow Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Palmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Carlowville Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- McConico Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The McConico Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConico Cemetery
- Soles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Soles Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soles Cemetery
- Crum Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sills Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Sills Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sills Cemetery
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Cedar Creek Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Cemetery
- McColough Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The McColough Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McColough Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Oliver Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Oliver Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Center Ridge Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Ridge Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Snow Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Snow Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Cemetery
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Underwood Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Purefoy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Purefoy Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Snow Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Snow Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Furman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Furman is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furman
- Minter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Minter is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
- McBrydes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- McBrydes is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBrydes
- Carlowville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carlowville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlowville
- Ackerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ackerville is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerville
- Richmond
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Oak Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Pine Apple
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pine Apple is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Apple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Pleasant Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Kings
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kings is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
- Caledonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Schuster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Schuster is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuster
- Bragg's
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bragg's is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg's
- Belknap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Belknap is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Estelle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Estelle is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Awin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Awin is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awin
- Forest Home
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Collirene
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Collirene is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collirene
- McWilliams
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- McWilliams is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- Old Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Old Town is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
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 Purefoy Cemetery. The following communities are located in Wilcox County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Purefoy Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 websites either 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 Purefoy Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Wilcox 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 Purefoy Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #138561 (Purefoy Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #138561 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: Wilcox
- Est. Elev: 75 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Minter
- Location given for Purefoy Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.0318125 Lon: -86.99304
- 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 Wilcox, 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- Purefoy 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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