A visit to the Ross 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 Ross Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ross Cemetery:
33.2621, -88.2600
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ross Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ross Cemetery is located in Pickens County<2>.
The county seat for Pickens County is located in Carrollton. Carrollton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of the Ross Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ross Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Ross Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ross Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Upper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Upper Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Cemetery
- Lower Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Lower Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
- New Cumberland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Hill Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Bigbee Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bigbee Valley Cemetery is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee Valley Cemetery
- Roberson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Roberson Cemetery is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberson Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Brooks Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooks Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Chandler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Brewer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brewer Cemetery is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer Cemetery
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
- Spiller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Spiller Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiller Cemetery
- Brookshire Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Brookshire Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookshire Cemetery
- Toliver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Toliver Cemetery is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toliver Cemetery
- The Toliver Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Hopewell MB Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #63255 <5>
- Bigbee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bigbee Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee Cemetery
- Fleming Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Fleming Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming Cemetery
- Big Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Big Creek Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek Cemetery
- Crossroads Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ross Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ross Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pickensville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pickensville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
- Archer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Archer is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Beaver Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Town is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Town
- Ravine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ravine is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravine
- Memphis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Memphis is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
- Garden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Garden is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
- McMullen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- McMullen is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
- Carrollton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Carrollton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Macedonia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Macedonia is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- McShan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- McShan is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
- Ethelsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ethelsville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Aliceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Stansel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Stansel is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansel
- Stafford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Stafford is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Deerbrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Harlan ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harlan is located in Noxubee County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlan
- New Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- New Hope is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Coal Fire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
- Olney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Olney is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Reform
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Ross Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pickens County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ross Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aliceville
- Brooksville
- Carrollton
- Columbus
- Gordo
- Macon
- Pickensville
- Reform
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 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 Ross Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Pickens 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 Ross Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #125957 (Ross Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #125957 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: Pickens
- Est. Elev: 74 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Forreston
- Location given for Ross Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.2620664 Lon: -88.2600335
- 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 Pickens, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ross 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. |