A visit to the Sardis 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 Sardis Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sardis Cemetery:
31.8007, -85.1669
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sardis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sardis Cemetery is located in Barbour County<2>.
The county seat for Barbour County is located in Clayton. Clayton lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Sardis Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sardis Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Sardis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sardis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Freemount Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Freemount Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freemount Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Freemount Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Bakerhill.
- The Freemount Cemetery has also been known as:
- Freemount (AME) Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2305431 <5>
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Missioanry Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- St. James Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chester Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Methvin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Methvin Cemetery is located in Quitman County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Methvin Cemetery
- Shady Grove AME Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Lowell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The New Lowell Cemetery is located in Clay County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lowell Cemetery
- Midway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Clay County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Shorter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Shorter Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorter Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shorter Cemetery is located in Eufaula.
- The Shorter Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shorte Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26267 <5>
- Bascom Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bascom Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bascom Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Quitman County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Eufaula.
- The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Eufaula City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22736 <5>
- Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Old Judson Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Old Judson Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Judson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Sardis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sardis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Screamer
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Screamer is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Georgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Quitman County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Eufaula
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cotton Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cotton Hill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Bakerhill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bakerhill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Hatcher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hatcher is located in Quitman County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
- Oketeyeconne ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Oketeyeconne is located in Clay County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oketeyeconne
- Morris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Big Eddy ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Big Eddy is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Eddy
- Fort Gaines
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hawkinsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hawkinsville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinsville
- Graball
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Graball is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Former names for Graball:
- Hart's Crossroads
- Hudspeth's Crossroads
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Abbeville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Shorterville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Shorterville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
- Clayton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Coleman
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Clopton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Clopton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Comer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Comer is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comer
- Bellville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bellville is located in Clay County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellville
- Estimated population in 2019: 118 people
- Spring Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Hill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
- Florence
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Florence is located in Stewart County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
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 Sardis Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Barbour County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sardis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abbeville
- Cuthbert
- Eufaula
- Fort Gaines
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Sardis Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Barbour 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 Sardis Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #126401 (Sardis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #126401 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: Barbour
- Est. Elev: 75 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Eufaula South
- Location given for Sardis Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.8007185 Lon: -85.1668767
- 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 Barbour, 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- Sardis 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. |