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A visit to the Samples Cemetery ...

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 Samples Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Samples Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

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

Lat:   34.6137°   (34° 36' 49")

Lon:   -85.8455°   (-85° 50' 43")

The Samples Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.

The county seat for Jackson County is located in Scottsboro. Scottsboro lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Samples Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Samples Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hill Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Dean Chapel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dean Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dean Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dean Chapel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
    • The Pleasant View Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • The Pleasant View Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Pleasant View MB Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2156085 <5>
  • Clark Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clark Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Clark Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Sarratt Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sarratt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sarratt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sarratt Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Mahan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mahan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mahan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mahan Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
  • Unity Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Unity Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Unity Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Unity Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
  • Hudgins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hudgins Cemetery
    • The Hudgins Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • The Hudgins Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Mt. Pisgah Holiness Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23577 <5>
  • New Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Bethel Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
  • Chaney Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chaney Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chaney Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chaney Chapel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • New Home Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Home Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Chisenhall Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chisenhall Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chisenhall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Chisenhall Cemetery is located in Jackson County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Gant Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gant Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gant Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Rosalie Baptist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Finnell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finnell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finnell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Finnell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Shipp Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shipp Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shipp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shipp Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Bellefonte Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellefonte Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bellefonte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bellefonte Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • McAnelly Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McAnelly Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McAnelly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The McAnelly Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Green Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Green Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Bluff Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bluff Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bluff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bluff Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Old Sardis Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Sardis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Sardis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Sardis Cemetery is located in Jackson County
    • Broadway Baptist Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Town Creek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Town Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Town Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Town Creek Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
    • Pea Ridge Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pea Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pea Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pea Ridge Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
    • Biddle Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Biddle Cemetery
      • The Biddle Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Biddle Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Beaty Crossroads.
      • The Biddle Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Friendship Church Cemetery
      • Friendship Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21620 <5>
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Jackson County

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Samples Cemetery.

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

  • Sylvania
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sylvania have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
    • Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
  • Henagar
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Central
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
    • Central is located in Jackson County
  • Pisgah
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pisgah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah
    • Pisgah is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 687 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pisgah <6>
  • Gray ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
    • Gray is located in Jackson County
  • Dutton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
    • Dutton is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
  • Powell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
    • Powell is located in DeKalb County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
  • Snake Creek ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snake Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
    • Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
  • Ferncliff ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferncliff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferncliff
    • Ferncliff is located in Jackson County
  • Section
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Rock City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
    • Rock City is located in Jackson County
  • Rainsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainsville
    • Rainsville is located in DeKalb County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,149 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rainsville <6>
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Bellefonte ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bellefonte. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefonte
      • Bellefonte is located in Jackson County
    • Chavies
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
      • Chavies is located in DeKalb County
    • Shiloh
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiloh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
      • Shiloh is located in DeKalb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
    • Hollywood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Fyffe
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fyffe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fyffe
      • Fyffe is located in DeKalb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fyffe <6>
    • Luna ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
      • Luna is located in DeKalb County
    • Pine Ridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
      • Pine Ridge is located in DeKalb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
    • Ider
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ider have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ider
      • Ider is located in DeKalb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ider <6>
    • Scottsboro
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Hix ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hix have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
      • Hix is located in DeKalb County
    • Gibson Crossroads
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Crossroads
      • Gibson Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
    • Fackler
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fackler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fackler
      • Fackler is located in Jackson County
    • Bootsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bootsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootsville
      • Bootsville is located in DeKalb County
    • Hammondville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammondville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondville
      • Hammondville is located in DeKalb County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 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 Samples Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Samples Cemetery:

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 Samples Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #149594  (Samples Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #149594 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: Sylvania
    • County: Jackson         Elev: 425
    • Location given for GNIS #149594 (Samples Cemetery)

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 Jackson, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Samples Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6137, Longitude: -85.8455       In this case, the coordinates for the Samples Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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.
<7>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.




 

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