A visit to the Ryefield 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 Ryefield Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ryefield Cemetery:
34.1375, -87.6208
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ryefield Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ryefield Cemetery is located in Winston County<2>.
The county seat for Winston County is located in Double Springs. Double Springs lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east of the Ryefield Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ryefield Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Ryefield Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ryefield Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Poole Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Poole Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poole Cemetery
- Hoggle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hoggle Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoggle Cemetery
- Hoggle Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Hoggle Ridge Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoggle Ridge Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Ayers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ayers Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayers Cemetery
- Thornhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Thornhill Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill Cemetery
- Cagle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cagle Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle Cemetery
- Concord Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- West Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The West Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon MB Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Baptist Church of Christ Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bethel MB Church #2 Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Botush Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Botush Church Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Botush Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Botush Church Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Boar Tush
- The Botush Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Boar Tush Church Cemetery
- Boartush Church Cemetery
- Botush Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2308114 <5>
- New Hope Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Haleyville.
- Potts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Potts Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Cemetery
- Myers Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Myers Hill Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Hill Cemetery
- Unknown Soldiers Grave
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Old Concord Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Concord Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Barton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Barton Cemetery is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Cemetery
- Crooked Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Polly Dodd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Polly Dodd Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly Dodd Cemetery
- O'Mary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The O'Mary Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Mary Cemetery
- Sardis #1 Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lovett - West Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Union Grove MB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Clark Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Clark Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Cemetery
- Old Lovett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Old Lovett Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lovett Cemetery
- Elliott Family Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ryefield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ryefield Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Glen Mary
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Glen Mary is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Mary
- Delmar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Delmar is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
- Thornhill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Thornhill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
- Boar Tush
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Boar Tush is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boar Tush
- Boar Tush has also been known as:
- Boar Tusk
- Boartush
- Boartusk
- Natural Bridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Haleyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lynn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Farriss
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Farriss is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farriss
- Littleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Littleville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Bear Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ashridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ashridge is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashridge
- Pebble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Pebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Brilliant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rock City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rock City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Prebble ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Prebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prebble
- Nauvoo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Double Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Slicklizzard
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Slicklizzard is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slicklizzard
- Eldridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Phil Campbell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hackleburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hackleburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 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 Ryefield Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Winston County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ryefield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Double Springs
- Haleyville
- Phil Campbell
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 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 Ryefield Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Winston 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 Ryefield Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #2612093 (Ryefield Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2612093 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: Winston
- Est. Elev: 249 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Haleyville East
- Location given for Ryefield Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.13722 Lon: -87.62084
- 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 Winston, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ryefield 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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