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A visit to the Ruhama Cemetery ...


The location of the Ruhama Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Ruhama Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ruhama Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ruhama Cemetery

Lat:   33.2326°   (33° 13' 57")

Lon:   -87.4219°   (-87° 25' 18")

The Ruhama Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County<2>.

The county seat for Tuscaloosa County is located in Tuscaloosa. Tuscaloosa lies just to the west southwest of the Ruhama Cemetery .

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 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 Ruhama Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Alabama:
  • Pages specific to Tuscaloosa County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Ruhama Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 17 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ruhama Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ruhama Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Peterson
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peterson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
      • Peterson is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Cottondale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottondale
      • Cottondale is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottondale <4>
    • Holt
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
      • Holt is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Alberta City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alberta City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta City
      • Alberta City is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Brookwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookwood
      • Brookwood is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,833 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookwood <4>
    • Wood Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
      • Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • University
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for University. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
      • University is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Coaling
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coaling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
      • Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
    • Tuscaloosa
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Ingleside Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingleside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside Village
      • Ingleside Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Sahama Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sahama Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahama Village
      • Sahama Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Northport
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Continue List   (5 more) ...
      • Lake Front Village
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Front Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Front Village
        • Lake Front Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Kellerman
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellerman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerman
        • Kellerman is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Duncanville
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duncanville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanville
        • Duncanville is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Vance
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vance have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vance
        • Vance is located in Tuscaloosa County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,807 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vance <4>
      • Abernant
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Abernant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernant
        • Abernant is located in Tuscaloosa County

    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 Ruhama Cemetery. The following communities are located in Tuscaloosa County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ruhama Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Ruhama Cemetery.<6>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ruhama Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Garners Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garners Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Garners Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garners Cemetery
    • Bankston Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bankston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bankston Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bankston Cemetery
    • Scales Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scales Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Scales Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scales Cemetery
    • Holt Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Chambers Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chambers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Chambers Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chambers Cemetery
    • Tuscaloosa Memorial Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Tuscaloosa Memorial Park is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Tuscaloosa Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the east of Tuscaloosa.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tuscaloosa Memorial Park
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26764 <7>
    • Cottondale Nature Garden Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottondale Nature Garden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cottondale Nature Garden Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottondale Nature Garden Cemetery
    • Andrews Chapel Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Andrews Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Andrews Chapel Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Andrews Chapel Cemetery
    • Hopewell Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
    • Old Salem Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Salem Cemetery
    • Little Hurricane Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Hurricane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Little Hurricane Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Hurricane Cemetery
    • Piney Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piney Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piney Grove Cemetery
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Center Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Center Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Cemetery
      • Old Center Church Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Alberta Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alberta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Alberta Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alberta Cemetery
      • Big Hurricane Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Hurricane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Big Hurricane Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Hurricane Cemetery
      • Christian Union Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christian Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Christian Union Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Union Cemetery
      • Robertson Chapel Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robertson Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Robertson Chapel Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robertson Chapel Cemetery
      • The Old Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the The Old Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The The Old Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the The Old Cemetery
      • Darden Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Darden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Darden Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Darden Cemetery
      • Memory Hill Gardens
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memory Hill Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Memory Hill Gardens is located in Tuscaloosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memory Hill Gardens
      • Coaling Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coaling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Coaling Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coaling Cemetery
      • New Asia Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Asia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The New Asia Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Asia Cemetery
      • Enterprise Cemetery
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Enterprise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Enterprise Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Enterprise Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Ruhama Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #148511  (Ruhama Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #148511 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Cottondale
      • County: Tuscaloosa         Elev: 129
      • Location given for GNIS #148511 (Ruhama Cemetery)

    The official website for Tuscaloosa County: www.co.tuscaloosa.al.us/

    The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

    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 Tuscaloosa, 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' (or 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Ruhama Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2326, Longitude: -87.4219       In this case, the coordinates for the Ruhama Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <6>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <7>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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