A visit to the Ryans Creek 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 Ryans Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ryans Creek Cemetery:
34.0287, -87.0083
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ryans Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ryans Creek Cemetery is located in Cullman County<2>.
The county seat for Cullman County is located in Cullman. Cullman lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northeast of the Ryans Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ryans Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Ryans Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ryans Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Calvert Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Calvert Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Cemetery
- Kinneys Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brushy Creek Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Brushy Creek Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek Cemetery
- Sulphur Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Addington Chapel UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Addington Chapel UMC Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addington Chapel UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Addington Chapel UMC Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Bremen.
- The Addington Chapel UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Addington Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1968101 <5>
- Dorsey Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Dorsey Creek Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorsey Creek Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Cold Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cold Springs Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs Cemetery
- McDonald Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McDonald Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Cemetery
- Bowmans Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Hope Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hope Cemetery
- Livingston Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mt. Joy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Joy Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Joy Cemetery
- Valley Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sharon Grove Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon Grove Cemetery
- Delma Baird Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Delma Baird Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delma Baird Cemetery
- The Delma Baird Cemetery has also been known as:
- Baird Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2336954 <5>
- McKinley Chapel Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Shedd Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Shedd Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shedd Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ryans Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ryans Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bremen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ardell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ardell is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardell
- Trimble
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Trimble is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trimble
- Crane Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dodge City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Dodge City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Logan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Arkadelphia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Arkadelphia is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkadelphia
- Colony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Colony is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Estimated population in 2015: 273 people
- Damascus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Damascus is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
- Powellville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Powellville is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Black Bottom
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Black Bottom is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bottom
- Good Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Good Hope is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,393 people
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Chances Crossroad
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Chances Crossroad is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chances Crossroad
- Baltimore ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Baltimore is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baltimore
- Marylee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Marylee is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marylee
- Burrows Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Burrows Crossroads is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows Crossroads
- Jones' Chapel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jones' Chapel is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones' Chapel
- Arley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Central
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Central is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Red Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Red Hill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Reid's
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Reid's is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid's
- Blount Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blount Springs is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blount Springs
- Cullman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Red Rock
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Red Rock is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Sipsey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sipsey is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Creel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Creel is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel
- Smoke Rise
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smoke Rise is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
- Bangor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bangor is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangor
- Garden City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Garden City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Hanceville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- White City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- White City is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- West Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- West Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
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 Ryans Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cullman County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ryans Creek 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 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 Ryans Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Cullman 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 Ryans Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1730173 (Ryans Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1730173 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: Cullman
- Est. Elev: 239 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Crane Hill
- Location given for Ryans Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.0287133 Lon: -87.0083376
- 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 Cullman, 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- Ryans Creek 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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