A visit to the Saint Matthew 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 St. Matthew Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Matthew Cemetery:
32.6224, -88.0342
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Matthew Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Matthew Cemetery is located in Greene County<2>.
The county seat for Greene County is located in Eutaw. Eutaw lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the north northeast of the St. Matthew Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Matthew 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 St. Matthew Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Matthew Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Dallas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Dallas Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Neal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Neal Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Phares Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bowers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bowers Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers Cemetery
- Nott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Nott Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nott Cemetery
- Nebo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Nebo Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo Cemetery
- Springhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Springhill Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill Cemetery
- DeVelle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The DeVelle Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeVelle Cemetery
- Lee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lee Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Maye Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Maye Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maye Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Little Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Little Zion Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Zion Cemetery
- Hawkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Pinetop Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pinetop Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinetop Cemetery
- Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Grove Cemetery is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Cemetery
- May Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The May Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the St. Matthew Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Matthew Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Moore Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Moore Town is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Town
- Miller
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Miller is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Epes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Epes is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
- Brewersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brewersville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
- Forkland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Forkland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Livingston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Coatopa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Coatopa is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatopa
- McDowell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- McDowell is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
- Boligee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Arrington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Arrington is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
- Lizzieville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lizzieville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzieville
- Bellamy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bellamy is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Demopolis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sumterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sumterville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumterville
- Aigleville ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Aigleville is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aigleville
- Gainesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gainesville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainesville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 182 people
- Boyd
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Boyd is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Arcola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Arcola is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Bethel ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Sledge ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Sledge is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- York
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- York is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
- Former names for York:
- New York Station
- York Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <6>
- Eutaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Emelle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Emelle is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emelle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
- Intercourse
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Intercourse is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intercourse
- Whitfield
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Whitfield is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
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 St. Matthew Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Greene County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Matthew Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Demopolis
- Epes
- Epes lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the St. Matthew Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Epes.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epes
- Eutaw
- Eutaw lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the St. Matthew Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Eutaw.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eutaw
- Forkland
- Gainesville
- Livingston
- York
- York lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the St. Matthew Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for York.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 St. Matthew Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Greene 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 St. Matthew Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #158656 (Saint Matthew Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #158656 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: Greene
- Est. Elev: 34 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brewersville
- Location given for Saint Matthew Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.6223571 Lon: -88.0341856
- 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 Greene, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- St. Matthew 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. |