A visit to the Ramah 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 Ramah Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ramah Cemetery:
31.6121, -87.1386
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ramah Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ramah Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Monroeville. Monroeville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Ramah Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ramah Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Ramah Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ramah Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Martin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Martin Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Martin Cemetery is located
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24222 <5>
- Pine Orchard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Pine Orchard Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- New Haven Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The New Haven Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven Cemetery
- Lone Star Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Cemetery
- John Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The John Green Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Green Cemetery
- Puryearville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Puryearville Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryearville Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
- Amity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Amity Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Rumbley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Rumbley Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumbley Cemetery
- Savannah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Savannah Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah Cemetery
- Turnbull Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Turnbull Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull Cemetery
- Old Scotland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Scotland Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Scotland Cemetery
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Mars Hill Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Cemetery
- Bethesda Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Kaiser Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Kaiser Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiser Cemetery
- Midway Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ramah Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ramah Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ramah
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ramah is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah
- Pine Orchard
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pine Orchard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- Burnt Corn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Burnt Corn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Corn
- Tunnel Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tunnel Springs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Springs
- Former name for Tunnel Springs:
- Kempsville
- Peterman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Peterman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterman
- Pineville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pineville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Bermuda
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bermuda is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
- Beatrice
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Natchez
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Natchez is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
- Lovan ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lovan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovan
- Commerce
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Commerce is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Monroeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Belleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Belleville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Mixonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mixonville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixonville
- Owassa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Owassa is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owassa
- Buena Vista
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Ollie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ollie is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
- Repton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- McWilliams
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- McWilliams is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- Mexia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mexia is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
- Evergreen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Excel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Excel is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Wilcox
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wilcox is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilcox
- Franklin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Scratch Ankle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Scratch Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Ankle
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 Ramah Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ramah 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 Ramah Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 Ramah Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #136616 (Ramah Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #136616 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 134 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Burnt Corn
- Location given for Ramah Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.6121041 Lon: -87.1385932
- 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 Monroe, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ramah 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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