A visit to the Sankey 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 Sankey Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sankey Cemetery:
32.1718, -86.3097
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sankey Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sankey Cemetery is located in Montgomery County<2>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Montgomery. Montgomery lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north of the Sankey Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Sankey Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sankey Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sharp Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Sharp Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp Cemetery
- Woodland Hills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Shackelford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Shackelford Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shackelford Cemetery
- Ball Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ball Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Cemetery
- New Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The New Center Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Center Cemetery
- Ganey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ganey Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ganey Cemetery
- Sprague Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sprague Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprague Cemetery
- Murrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mosleys Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mosleys Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosleys Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Underwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Strokes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Strokes Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strokes Cemetery
- Bell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bell Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Cemetery
- Gilbert Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orme Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Orme Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme Cemetery
- New Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Powell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Relf Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Relf Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relf Cemetery
- Hickory Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove Cemetery
- Chesser Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Chesser Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesser Cemetery
- Kennedy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Troy Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Troy Chapel Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy Chapel Cemetery
- Big Roxanna MB Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sankey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sankey Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pintlala
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pintlala is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pintlala
- Former name for Pintlala:
- Colquitt
- Ada
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ada is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Red Level
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Red Level is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Hope Hull
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- English Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Davenport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Davenport is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
- Ramer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Letohatchee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Letohatchee is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letohatchee
- Pike Road
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Young Forte Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Young Forte Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Forte Village
- Catoma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Catoma is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoma
- Gibbs Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gibbs Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Village
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Sandy Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Ridge is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Ridge
- Grady
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Stone's
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Stone's is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone's
- Highland Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Highland Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Lapine
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lapine is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapine
- Capitol Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Capitol Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Heights
- Montgomery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Highland Home
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- New Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- New Town is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Hayneville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pine Level
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Level is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Sunshine Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sunshine Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
- Kent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kent is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
- Mount Meigs
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Meigs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Meigs
- Boylston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Boylston is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
- Burkville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burkville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkville
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 Sankey Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montgomery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sankey Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Sankey Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Montgomery 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 Sankey Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #126389 (Sankey Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #126389 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: Montgomery
- Est. Elev: 95 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Snowdoun
- Location given for Sankey Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.1718107 Lon: -86.3096895
- 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 Montgomery, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sankey 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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