A visit to the Ratliff 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 Ratliff Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ratliff Cemetery:
34.5359, -86.8761
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ratliff Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ratliff Cemetery is located in Morgan County<2>.
The county seat for Morgan County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies just to the northwest of the Ratliff Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ratliff Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Ratliff Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ratliff Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Price Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Crow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Crow Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- Bishop Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bishop Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop Cemetery
- Burning Tree Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rountree Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Rountree Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rountree Cemetery
- Shoal Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Shoal Creek Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Slayton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Slayton Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayton Cemetery
- Wright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- New Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The New Center Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Center Cemetery
- New Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The New Center Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Center Cemetery
- Meyer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Meyer Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer Cemetery
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- Troup Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Troup Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troup Cemetery
- Kolb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Kolb Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolb Cemetery
- Hunley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Thach Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Thach Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thach Cemetery
- Center Star Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Blackwell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Blackwell Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Blackwell Cemetery is located in Decatur.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21661 <5>
- Oakview Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Minor Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Minor Hill Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor Hill Cemetery
- New Hope Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Hope Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located
- The New Hope Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Hope Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2401372 <5>
- Ashford - Tate Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ashford - Tate Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford - Tate Cemetery
- The Ashford - Tate Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ashford Cemetery
- Tate Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21334 <5>
- Thatch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Ratliff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ratliff Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Priceville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Burningtree Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Westlake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Flint City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Somerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Mooresville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Swancott
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Russell Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Hartselle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Winton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Decatur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <6>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Simpson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Austinville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Belle Mina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Triana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Moulton Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Leesdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Orrville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Harris Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Falkville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Valhermoso Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Florette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Trinity
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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 Ratliff Cemetery. The following communities are located in Morgan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ratliff Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Decatur
- Falkville
- Hartselle
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 Ratliff Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Morgan 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 Ratliff Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #125442 (Ratliff Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #125442 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: Morgan
- Est. Elev: 182 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Decatur
- Location given for Ratliff Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5359263 Lon: -86.8761152
- 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 Morgan, 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 from Point A (ie- Ratliff 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |