A visit to the Scott 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 Scott Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Scott Cemetery:
34.4654, -85.6927
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Scott Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Scott Cemetery is located in DeKalb County<2>.
The county seat for DeKalb County is located in Fort Payne. Fort Payne lies just to the southwest of the Scott Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Scott Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Scott Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Scott Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Green Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Lankford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Green Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Green Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Sulphur Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Glenwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- Hammack Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Hammack Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammack Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Husky Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Husky Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Husky Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The King Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Mountain View Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Herman Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Herman Cemetery
- Howards Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Price Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Price Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Whitehall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Whitehall Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall Cemetery
- The Whitehall Cemetery has also been known as:
- White Hall Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27051 <5>
- Town Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Town Creek Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Davenport Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Davenport Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Scott Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Scott Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Fort Payne
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Adamsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Adamsburg is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
- Pine Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pine Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Alpine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Alpine is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Cordell ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cordell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Chavies
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Chavies is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Bootsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bootsville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootsville
- Luna ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Luna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
- Dog Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Dog Town is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Sigsbee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sigsbee is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
- Lickskillet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Blanche
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Valley Head
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hammondville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hammondville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Rainsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Taft
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Mentone
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sylvania
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
- Guest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Guest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guest
- New Moon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Grover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Bankhead
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Shiloh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
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 Scott Cemetery. The following communities are located in DeKalb County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Scott Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fort Payne
- Rainsville
- Valley Head
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 either 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 Scott Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to DeKalb 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 Scott Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #150503 (Scott Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #150503 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: DeKalb
- Est. Elev: 292 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fort Payne
- Location given for Scott Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.465365 Lon: -85.6927443
- 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 DeKalb, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Scott 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. |