A visit to the Red House 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 Red House Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Red House Cemetery:
32.1421, -88.0872
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Red House Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Red House Cemetery is located in Choctaw County<2>.
The county seat for Choctaw County is located in Butler. Butler lies just to the west southwest of the Red House Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Red House Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Red House Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Red House Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hopewell Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Morning Star Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The White Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Spencer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Spencer Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Cemetery
- Mt. Mariah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Mariah Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Mariah Cemetery
- Howell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Howell Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Canathan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Canathan Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canathan Cemetery
- Nanafalia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Nanafalia Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia Cemetery
- Millwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Millwood Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millwood Cemetery
- Lily Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Lily Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Geneva Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Butler City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Butler City Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler City Cemetery
- Campground Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Campground Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
- Christopher Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wesley Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Wesley Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Cemetery
- Putnam Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Putnam Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul 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 Red House Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Red House Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lavaca
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lavaca is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
- Pennington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pennington is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
- Choctaw City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Choctaw City is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw City
- Barrons ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Barrons is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrons
- Tompkinsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tompkinsville is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tompkinsville
- Nanafalia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Nanafalia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nanafalia
- Jachin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jachin is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jachin
- Butler
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Putnam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Putnam is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Pelham
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pelham is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Aimwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Aimwell is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aimwell
- Half Acre
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Half Acre is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Acre
- Former names for Half Acre:
- Hell's Half Acre
- Luther's Store
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Myrtlewood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Lisman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lisman is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Morvin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Morvin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morvin
- Cromwell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cromwell is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Red Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Red Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Sweet Water
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
- Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
- Beckleys ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Beckleys is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckleys
- Cedahoma ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cedahoma is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedahoma
- Whitfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Whitfield is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Moss ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Moss is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss
- Blue Lock ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Lock is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Lock
- Griffins ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Griffins is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins
- Pushmataha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pushmataha is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pushmataha
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 Red House Cemetery. The following communities are located in Choctaw County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Red House Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Red House Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Choctaw 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 Red House Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #154720 (Red House Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #154720 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: Choctaw
- Est. Elev: 38 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pennington
- Location given for Red House Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.1420906 Lon: -88.0872396
- 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 Choctaw, 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 from Point A (ie- Red House 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. |