A visit to the Rainey 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 Rainey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rainey Cemetery:
34.4912, -86.1400
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rainey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rainey Cemetery is located in Marshall County<2>.
The county seat for Marshall County is located in Guntersville. Guntersville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the southwest of the Rainey Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Rainey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rainey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McFarlane Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The McFarlane Cemetery is located in Marshall County
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- McFarland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The McFarland Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McFarland Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Marshall County
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- Woosley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Woosley Cemetery is located in Marshall County
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- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Marshall County
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- Kirby Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Kirby Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Center Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Center Point Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point Cemetery
- McCamy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The McCamy Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCamy Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
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- Preston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Preston Cemetery is located in Marshall County
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- Kirby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Kirby Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby Cemetery
- Vaught Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Vaught Cemetery is located in Jackson County
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- Roman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Roman Cemetery is located in Jackson County
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- Boyd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Boyd Cemetery is located in Jackson County
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- Prospect Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Marshall County
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- Chandler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Chandler Cemetery is located in Marshall County
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- Haney Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Haney Chapel Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haney Chapel Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Langston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Langston Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langston 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 Rainey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rainey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mid ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mid is located in Marshall County
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- Columbus City Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Columbus City Ferry is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City Ferry
- Langston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Columbus City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Columbus City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- Grove Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grove Oak is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Oak
- Dodsonville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Dodsonville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodsonville
- Grant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Dry Cove ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dry Cove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Cove
- Peters ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- North ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Whiton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Whiton is located in DeKalb County
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- Chigger Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chigger Hill is located in DeKalb County
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- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Hix ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hix is located in DeKalb County
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- Aspel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Aspel is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspel
- Rogers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Gibson Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gibson Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
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- Section
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
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- Lakeview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Rock City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
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- Lim Rock
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lim Rock is located in Jackson County
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- Wyeth City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wyeth City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth City
- Rayburn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rayburn is located in Marshall County
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- Minorville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Hustleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hustleville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
- Geraldine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Luttrell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Luttrell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Woodville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Rainey Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marshall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rainey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Rainey Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Marshall 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 Rainey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #125420 (Rainey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #125420 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: Marshall
- Est. Elev: 214 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Columbus City
- Location given for Rainey Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4911986 Lon: -86.13998
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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 Marshall, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rainey 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |