A visit to the Road 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 Road Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Road Cemetery:
31.4957, -87.7214
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Road Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Road Cemetery is located in Clarke County<2>.
The county seat for Clarke County is located in Grove Hill. Grove Hill lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Road Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Road Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Road Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Road Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Franks Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Franks Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks Cemetery
- Hotel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hotel Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hotel Cemetery
- Cedar Fork Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Fork Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Fork Cemetery
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Cammack Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Cammack Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cammack Cemetery
- Puyear Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Canaan MB Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The New Canaan MB Church Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canaan MB Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Canaan MB Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the northeast of Carlton.
- The New Canaan MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Canaan Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1105956 <5>
- Linder Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Linder Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linder Cemetery
- Gaddies Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jackson Memorial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Forman Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Forman Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forman Cemetery
- Hearin Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Hearin Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearin Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- Parker Bell Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Parker Bell Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Bell Cemetery
- Pine Crest Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Pine Crest Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Morning Star Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
- Whatley Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Whatley Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Road Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Road Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Alma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Alma is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Gainestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gainestown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainestown
- Barlow Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Barlow Bend is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Bend
- Walker Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Suggsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Suggsville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggsville
- Rockville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rockville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Whatley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Whatley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley
- Jackson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Carlton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Claiborne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Claiborne is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- Toddtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Toddtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddtown
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Perdue Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Perdue Hill is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Hill
- Stave Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stave Creek is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stave Creek
- Carson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Carson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Prestwick
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Prestwick is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwick
- Grove Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Leroy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Leroy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Winn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Winn is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
- Little River
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Finchburg ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Finchburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchburg
- Zimco
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Zimco is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimco
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 Road Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clarke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Road Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Claiborne
- Grove Hill
- Suggsville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Road Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Clarke 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 Road Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #163614 (Road Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #163614 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: Clarke
- Est. Elev: 106 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gainestown
- Location given for Road Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.4957179 Lon: -87.7213833
- 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 Clarke, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Road 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. |