A visit to the Sawyer 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 Sawyer Cemetery ...
The Sawyer Cemetery is located in Lowndes County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Armstrong Cemetery
- The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong Cemetery
- Ball Cemetery
- The Ball Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Bethel Methodist Church Cemetery
- Bullock Hill Cemetery
- The Bullock Hill Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
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- Cauthens Cemetery
- The Cauthens Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
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- Dry Cemetery
- The Dry Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
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- Fair Prospect Cemetery
- The Fair Prospect Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
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- Ganey Cemetery
- The Ganey Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
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- Hickory Grove Cemetery
- The Hickory Grove Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
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- Jordan Cemetery
- The Jordan Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
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- King Cemetery
- The King Cemetery is located in Butler County
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- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Lamar Cemetery
- The Lamar Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
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- Letohatchee Cemetery
- The Letohatchee Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
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- Magnolia Cemetery
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
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- Moriah Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- Mosleys Cemetery
- The Mosleys Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
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- Murrell Cemetery
- Myrtlewood Cemetery
- The Myrtlewood Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
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- New Center Cemetery
- The New Center Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
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- Oak Bowery Cemetery
- The Oak Bowery Cemetery is located in Butler County
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- Panola Cemetery
- The Panola Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
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- Powell Cemetery
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
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- Relf Cemetery
- The Relf Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
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- Rocky Mount Cemetery
- The Rocky Mount Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
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- Rogers Cemetery
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
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- Rogers Cemetery
- The Rogers Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
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- Salem Cemetery
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
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- Spring Creek Cemetery
- The Spring Creek Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cemetery
- The Spring Creek Cemetery has also been known as:
- Spring Creek Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26405 <2>
- Summer Hill Cemetery
- The Summer Hill Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sawyer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Ada
- Ada is located in Montgomery County
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- Catoma
- Catoma is located in Montgomery County
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- Davenport
- Davenport is located in Lowndes County
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- Fort Deposit
- Gordonville
- Gordonville is located in Lowndes County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Grady
- Greenville
- Hayneville
- Highland Home
- Honoraville
- Honoraville is located in Crenshaw County
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- Hope Hull
- Kent
- Kent is located in Pike County
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- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lapine
- Lapine is located in Montgomery County
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- Letohatchee
- Letohatchee is located in Lowndes County
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- Lowndesboro
- Mosses
- Mosses is located in Lowndes County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- Petrey
- Petrey is located in Crenshaw County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Pintlala
- Pintlala is located in Montgomery County
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- Former name for Pintlala:
- Colquitt
- Ramer
- Red Level
- Red Level is located in Montgomery County
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- Sandy Ridge
- Sandy Ridge is located in Lowndes County
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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 Sawyer Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lowndes County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sawyer Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fort Deposit
- Greenville
- Hayneville
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 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 Sawyer Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lowndes 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 Sawyer Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #126448 (Sawyer Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #126448 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: Lowndes
- Est. Elev: 122 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sandy Ridge
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Lowndes, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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- Sawyer Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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