A visit to the Saint Matthews 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. Matthews Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the St. Matthews Cemetery:
31.8090, -87.2322
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the St. Matthews Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Monroeville. Monroeville lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the south southwest of the St. Matthews Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the St. Matthews Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the St. Matthews Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from St. Matthews Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Buena Vista Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Buena Vista Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista Cemetery
- Basidonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Basidonia Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basidonia Cemetery
- Apple Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Apple Grove Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove Cemetery
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gravel Hill Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Pineville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pineville Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville Cemetery
- Pineville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pineville Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville Cemetery
- Turkestan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Turkestan Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkestan Cemetery
- Pineview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Pineview Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Reaves Chapel Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Dees Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Dees Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dees Cemetery
- Pine Flat Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Pine Flat Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Flat Cemetery
- Hybart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Hybart Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybart Cemetery
- Red Hills Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Red Hills Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hills Cemetery
- New Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The New Liberty Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty Cemetery
- Savannah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Savannah Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah Cemetery
- Turnbull Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Turnbull Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull Cemetery
- Grimes Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Grimes Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes Cemetery
- McWilliams Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pineview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Pineview Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview 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. Matthews Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from St. Matthews Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Buena Vista
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Buena Vista is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Lovan ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lovan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovan
- Natchez
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Natchez is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
- Beatrice
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pineville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pineville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Vredenburgh
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Vredenburgh is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vredenburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- McWilliams
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- McWilliams is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- Hybart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hybart is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybart
- Caledonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Nellie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nellie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Tunnel Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Tunnel Springs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Springs
- Former name for Tunnel Springs:
- Kempsville
- Schuster
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Schuster is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuster
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Oak Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Estelle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Estelle is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Asahel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Asahel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asahel
- Franklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Pine Orchard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Orchard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- Camden
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ramah
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ramah is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah
- Pine Apple
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pine Apple is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Apple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Coy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Coy is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Scratch Ankle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Scratch Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Ankle
- Peterman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Peterman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterman
- Rockwest
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwest is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwest
- Awin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Awin is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awin
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. Matthews Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The St. Matthews Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Camden
- Camden lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the St. Matthews Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Camden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
- Pine Apple
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 St. Matthews Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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. Matthews Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1805508 (Saint Matthews Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1805508 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 91 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Nadawah
- Location given for Saint Matthews Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.809042 Lon: -87.2322094
- 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 Monroe, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- St. Matthews 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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