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:
31.6804, -86.5064
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 Butler County<2>.
The county seat for Butler County is located in Greenville. Greenville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the 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 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Sardis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sardis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Wren Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Wren Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren Cemetery
- Butler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- New Prospect Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- Mt. Olive East Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- St. Lukes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The St. Lukes Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Lukes Cemetery
- Bedgood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bedgood Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedgood Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Damascus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Damascus Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus Cemetery
- Wesley Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Consolation Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Consolation Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Consolation Cemetery
- Siloam Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Siloam Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Cemetery
- Black Rock Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Black Rock Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Rock Cemetery
- Harrison Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Harrison Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Rhodes Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Rhodes Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodes Cemetery
- Brushy Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Brushy Creek Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek Cemetery
- Oakey Streak Methodist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Oakey Streak Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Streak Methodist Church Cemetery
- The Oakey Streak Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oakey Streak Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25091 <5>
- Oaky Streak Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Oaky Streak Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak 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 Sardis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sardis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Oaky Streak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oaky Streak is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Streak
- Industry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Industry is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
- Merrill Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Merrill Mill is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill Mill
- Leon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Leon is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Cherokee Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Cherokee Village is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
- Rutledge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Rutledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutledge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
- Greenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bolling
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Bolling is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolling
- Chapman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Chapman is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Georgiana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Honoraville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Honoraville is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honoraville
- Dozier
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Luverne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Vernledge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Vernledge is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernledge
- McKenzie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Brantley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gantt
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Gantt is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Rose Hill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Peacock ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Vidette
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- Starlington
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Starlington is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlington
- Red Level
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Red Level is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Glenwood
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Social Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Shacklesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Shacklesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacklesville
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 Butler County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sardis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chapman
- Georgiana
- Greenville
- Luverne
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 Butler 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 #135790 (Sardis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #135790 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: Butler
- Est. Elev: 130 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pigeon Creek
- Location given for Sardis Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.6804357 Lon: -86.5063575
- 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 Butler, 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- 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. |