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The location of the Sand Rock Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


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 Sand Rock Cemetery ...

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

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

Lat:   34.2451°   (34° 14' 42")

Lon:   -85.7683°   (-85° 46' 5")

The Sand Rock Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.

The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Centre. Centre lies just to the southeast of the Sand Rock Cemetery .

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 professional and volunteer 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 Sand Rock Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Alabama:
  • Pages specific to Cherokee County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Sand Rock Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 33 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sand Rock Cemetery.

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

    • Sand Rock
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
      • Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
    • Mount Vernon
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
      • Mount Vernon is located in DeKalb County
    • Anderson
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Leesburg
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Collinsville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Lickskillet
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
      • Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County
    • Dog Town
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dog Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
      • Dog Town is located in DeKalb County
    • Turkey Town ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
      • Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
    • Centre
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Dawson
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
      • Dawson is located in DeKalb County
    • Cotnam
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotnam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
      • Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
    • Cedar Bluff
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
      • Cedar Bluff is located in Cherokee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,829 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Bluff <4>
    • Continue List   (21 more) ...
      • Taft
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
        • Taft is located in Cherokee County
      • Clyde ‑ Historic
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clyde have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
        • Clyde is located in DeKalb County
      • Adamsburg
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
        • Adamsburg is located in DeKalb County
      • Bootsville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bootsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootsville
        • Bootsville is located in DeKalb County
      • Keener
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keener have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
        • Keener is located in Etowah County
      • Wilsonia
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilsonia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonia
        • Wilsonia is located in Etowah County
      • Turkeytown
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
        • Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
      • Moshat
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
        • Moshat is located in Cherokee County
      • Gaylesville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gaylesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaylesville
        • Gaylesville is located in Cherokee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gaylesville <4>
      • Blanche
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
        • Blanche is located in Cherokee County
      • Douglas
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
        • Douglas is located in DeKalb County
      • Floy ‑ Historic
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floy
        • Floy is located in DeKalb County
      • Yancy
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yancy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy
        • Yancy is located in Etowah County
      • Coat's Bend
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
        • Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
      • Coato Bend ‑ Historic
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coato Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coato Bend
        • Coato Bend is located in Etowah County
      • Ballplay
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
        • Ballplay is located in Etowah County
      • Tucker Crossroads
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Crossroads
        • Tucker Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
      • Howells Crossroads
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells Crossroads
        • Howells Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
        • Howells Crossroads has also been known as:
        • Howells Cross Roads
      • Guest
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guest
        • Guest is located in DeKalb County
      • Lawrence
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
        • Lawrence is located in Cherokee County
      • Crossville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)

    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 Sand Rock Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cherokee County.

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

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Sand Rock Cemetery.<5>

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

    • Mt. Lookout Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Lookout Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Lookout Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Lookout Cemetery
    • Smith Chapel Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Smith Chapel Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Chapel Cemetery
    • Hunts Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hunts Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunts Cemetery
    • Longshore Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • New Testament Holiness Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    • Plunket Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plunket Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Plunket Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plunket Cemetery
    • New Bethel Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • 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 Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Bethel Cemetery
    • Union Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Union Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Welcome Hill Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Welcome Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Welcome Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Welcome Hill Cemetery
    • Hall Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hall Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hall Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hall Cemetery
    • Pine Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Grove Cemetery
    • Continue List   (13 more) ...
      • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pleasant Valley Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      • Mackey Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mackey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mackey Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mackey Cemetery
      • Cedar Hill Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Hill Cemetery
      • Yellow Creek Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Yellow Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Yellow Creek Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Yellow Creek Cemetery
      • Chesnut Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chesnut Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Chesnut Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chesnut Cemetery
      • Starling Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Starling Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Starling Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Starling Cemetery
      • Tuckers Chapel Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tuckers Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Tuckers Chapel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tuckers Chapel Cemetery
      • Collins Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • The Collins Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Collins Cemetery is located in Collinsville.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collins Cemetery
      • Collinsville Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
        • The Collinsville Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Collinsville Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Collinsville.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Collinsville Cemetery
      • Fairview Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
      • Tates Chapel Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tates Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Tates Chapel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tates Chapel Cemetery
      • Daniels Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daniels Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Daniels Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daniels Cemetery
      • Coffey Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coffey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Coffey Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coffey Cemetery

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

    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 Sand Rock Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #136971  (Sand Rock Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #136971 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: Leesburg
      • County: Cherokee         Elev: 289
      • Location given for GNIS #136971 (Sand Rock 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 Cherokee, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sand Rock Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2451, Longitude: -85.7683       In this case, the coordinates for the Sand Rock Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>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.
    <6>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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