A visit to the Refuge 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 Refuge Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Refuge Cemetery:
33.6551, -86.1094
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Refuge Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Refuge Cemetery is located in Talladega County<2>.
The county seat for Talladega County is located in Talladega. Talladega lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south of the Refuge Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Refuge Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Refuge Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Refuge Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pattons Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Wester Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wester Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wester Cemetery
- Creswell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Creswell Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creswell Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Morning Star Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
- The Morning Star Cemetery has also been known as:
- Morning Star MB Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2312110 <5>
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Plum Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Plum Springs Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs Cemetery
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Old Mitchell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Old Mitchell Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mitchell Cemetery
- Groce - Montgomery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Box Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Box Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Cemetery
- Ragan Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Ragan Chapel Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragan Chapel Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Macedonia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Harkeys Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Harkeys Chapel Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkeys Chapel Cemetery
- Seddon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Seddon Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon Cemetery
- McCellan Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The McCellan Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCellan Cemetery
- Mays Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Popes Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Popes Chapel Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popes Chapel Cemetery
- Broken Arrow Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Broken Arrow Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Arrow Cemetery
- St. Clair Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Robert Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Robert Chapel Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robert Chapel 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 Refuge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Refuge Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bruner ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bruner is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
- Lincoln
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Boozer ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boozer is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boozer
- Blue Eye ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blue Eye is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
- Macon
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Macon is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
- Riverside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ragland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eastaboga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cane Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Seddon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Seddon is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon
- Colony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Colony is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Coal City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Coal City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Windsong Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Windsong Island is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Island
- Bynum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bynum is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bynum
- Bynum has also been known as:
- Bynum's
- Ohatchee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wattsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Wattsville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Avondale Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Avondale Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale Village
- Morrisville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Morrisville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrisville
- Beasley ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Beasley is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beasley
- Pell City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glen City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glen City is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen City
- Cropwell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coldwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coldwater is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
- Eulaton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Eulaton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulaton
- Bera ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bera is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bera
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 Refuge Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Talladega County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Refuge Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Refuge Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Talladega 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 Refuge Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #125545 (Refuge Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #125545 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: Talladega
- Est. Elev: 170 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Francis Mill
- Location given for Refuge Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.6551021 Lon: -86.1094172
- 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 Talladega, 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- Refuge 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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