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:
33.1885, -85.7913
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 Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Ashland. Ashland lies just to the north 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 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Sardis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sardis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the south of Ashland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2212691 <5>
- New Prospect Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Mellow Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- County Line Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Lystra Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lystra Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lystra Cemetery
- Mt. Ararat Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Ararat Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Ararat Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- McDaniel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McDaniel Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Mellow Valley.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24325 <5>
- Old Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Old Liberty Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Big Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Big Springs Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- County Memory Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ashland City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Gutherie Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bethany Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Mellow Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Harkins Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
- Ashland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Goldville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Millerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Cragford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lineville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Emuckfaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
- Motley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Motley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Cowpens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Cowpens is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
- New Site
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Almond
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Almond is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hackneyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hackneyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackneyville
- Daviston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Malone Ferry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
- Barfield
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Truett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Truett is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truett
- Wadley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Erin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Erin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Ofelia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ofelia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
- Forester Chapel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
- Frog Eye
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Frog Eye is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Eye
- Christiana
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Christiana is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Chandler Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chandler Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Springs
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. The following communities are located in Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sardis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Clay 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 #163643 (Sardis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #163643 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 256 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gibsonville
- Location given for Sardis Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.1884504 Lon: -85.7913501
- 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 Clay, 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 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. |
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