A visit to the Scharnagle 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 Scharnagle Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Scharnagle Cemetery:
34.3848, -87.7356
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Scharnagle Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Scharnagle Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Russellville. Russellville lies just to the north of the Scharnagle Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Scharnagle Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Scharnagle Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Scharnagle Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Dooley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Dooley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dooley Cemetery
- McWright Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The McWright Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWright Cemetery
- The McWright Cemetery has also been known as:
- Allen - McRight Cemetery
- McRight Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24378 <5>
- Wingo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Wingo Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingo Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wingo Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southwest of Russellville.
- Quinn Memorial Church of Christ Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Quinn Memorial Church of Christ Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn Memorial Church of Christ Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Quinn Memorial Church of Christ Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the southwest of Russellville.
- Stone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- The Shady Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shady Grove FWB Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2394766 <5>
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- J.R. Swinney Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The J.R. Swinney Family Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for J.R. Swinney Family Cemetery
- The J.R. Swinney Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Swinney Family Cemetery
- Phil Campbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Phil Campbell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phil Campbell Cemetery
- Mars Hill Community Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Sibley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sibley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley Cemetery
- Old Robinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Old Robinson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Robinson Cemetery
- Steadham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Steadham Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steadham Cemetery
- Pounders Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Pounders Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pounders Cemetery
- Pounders - Quinn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the southwest of Russellville.
- Edgar Chapel FWB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Edgar Chapel FWB Church Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar Chapel FWB Church Cemetery
- The Edgar Chapel FWB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Edgar Cemetery
- Brock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Brock Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Cemetery
- Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- Blue Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Blue Springs Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- The Allen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Allendale Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Scharnagle Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Scharnagle Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Spruce Pine
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
- Phil Campbell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Churntown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Churntown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
- Rockwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Bear Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Russellville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hackleburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hackleburg is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
- Belgreen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Belgreen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
- Hodges
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Haleyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Littleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Littleville is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Pebble
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Prebble ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Prebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prebble
- Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Boar Tush
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boar Tush is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boar Tush
- Boar Tush has also been known as:
- Boar Tusk
- Boartush
- Boartusk
- Littleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Mount Hope
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Thornhill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Thornhill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
- Delmar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Delmar is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Mehama ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mehama is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehama
- Burntout
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Burntout is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntout
- Burntout has also been known as:
- Burn Out
- Burnout
- Burnt Out
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 Scharnagle Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Scharnagle Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Haleyville
- Phil Campbell
- Russellville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Scharnagle Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Scharnagle Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #136269 (Scharnagle Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #136269 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 304 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Spruce Pine
- Location given for Scharnagle Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3848183 Lon: -87.7355861
- 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 Franklin, 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- Scharnagle 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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