A visit to the Rising Star 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 Rising Star Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rising Star Cemetery:
33.8629, -88.1473
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rising Star Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rising Star Cemetery is located in Lamar County<2>.
The county seat for Lamar County is located in Vernon. Vernon lies just to the south southeast of the Rising Star Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Rising Star Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rising Star Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hollis Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hollis Cemetery is located in Lamar County
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- Bankhead Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Bankhead Cemetery is located in Lamar County
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- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Lamar County
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- Holliday Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Holliday Cemetery is located in Lamar County
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- Herron Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Herron Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herron Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Mulberry Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Moscow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Moscow Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow Cemetery
- Sulligent Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Sulligent Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulligent Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- New Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The New Church Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Church Cemetery
- Wofford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Wofford Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wofford Cemetery
- Sandlin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sandlin Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlin Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Emmaus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Emmaus Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmaus Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Kennedy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
- Plynn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Plynn Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plynn Cemetery
- Nolen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Nolen Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolen Cemetery
- Crews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Crews Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crews Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Rising Star Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rising Star Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sulligent
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bedford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bedford is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Gattman
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gattman is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Beaverton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Splunge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Splunge is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splunge
- Hightogy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
- Detroit
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kirkland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Kirkland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Bluff
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bluff is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Riggins
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Riggins is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggins
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Guin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pikeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pikeville is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Floyton ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Floyton is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyton
- Hamilton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gu - Win
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Gu - Win is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gu - Win
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Stinson
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stinson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Hatley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hatley is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
- Ales ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ales is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ales
- Fernbank
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Belk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Belk is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Winfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Twin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Twin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Yampertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Yampertown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yampertown
- Acker ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Acker is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acker
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 Rising Star Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lamar County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rising Star Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Guin
- Guin lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Rising Star Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Guin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guin
- Sulligent
- Vernon
- Winfield
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Rising Star Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lamar 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 Rising Star Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #158469 (Rising Star Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #158469 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: Lamar
- Est. Elev: 141 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sulligent SW
- Location given for Rising Star Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.8628858 Lon: -88.1472551
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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 Lamar, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rising Star 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. |