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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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

Lat:   34.3682°   (34° 22' 5")

Lon:   -87.9175°   (-87° 55' 3")

The Scott Cemetery is located in Franklin County<1>.

The county seat for Franklin County is located in Russellville. Russellville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Scott Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Scott Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Alabama:
  • Pages specific to Franklin County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Scott Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Scott Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Scott Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Hodges
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hodges have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
      • Hodges is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodges <4>
    • Vina
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vina have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vina
      • Vina is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
    • Hackleburg
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
      • Hackleburg is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
    • Belgreen
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
      • Belgreen is located in Franklin County
    • Burntout
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntout
      • Burntout is located in Franklin County
      • Burntout has also been known as:
      • Burn Out
      • Burnout
      • Burnt Out
    • Rockwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
      • Rockwood is located in Franklin County
    • Spruce Pine
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
      • Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
    • Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slickrock Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
      • Slickrock Ford is located in Franklin County
    • Phil Campbell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Bear Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Churntown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
      • Churntown is located in Franklin County
    • Russellville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Continue List   (8 more) ...
      • Red Bay
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Weston
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weston
        • Weston is located in Marion County
      • Denton ‑ Historic
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
        • Denton is located in Colbert County
      • Hamilton
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Golden
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden
        • Golden is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 189 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Golden <4>
      • Oakland
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
        • Oakland is located in Itawamba County (MS)
      • Haleyville
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Belmont
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
        • Belmont is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,977 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belmont <4>

    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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Scott Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Scott Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Scott Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • McCurley Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Macedonia Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Overton Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • The Overton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Overton Cemetery
    • Hodges Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • The Hodges Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hodges Cemetery
    • Old Line Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The Old Line Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • The Old Line Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Old Lion Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Line Cemetery
    • Lindsey Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lindsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lindsey Cemetery
    • Baggett Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Baggett Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baggett Cemetery
    • Holly Springs Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Holly Springs Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • The Holly Springs Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Holly Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holly Springs Cemetery
    • Davis Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Cleveland Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cleveland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cleveland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cleveland Cemetery
    • Grissom Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Grissom Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grissom Cemetery
    • Continue List   (12 more) ...
      • Lawler Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • The Lawler Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawler Cemetery
      • Old Nauvoo Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Old Nauvoo Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Old Nauvoo Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Nauvoo Cemetery
      • Sparks Chapel Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Davis Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • The Davis Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
      • Dempsey Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • The Dempsey Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dempsey Cemetery
      • Lawler Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Lawler Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
        • The Lawler Cemetery is located in Marion County
        • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lawler Cemetery is located
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawler Cemetery
        • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23916 <6>
      • Lindsey Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lindsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Marion County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lindsey Cemetery
      • Lawler Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • The Lawler Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawler Cemetery
      • Moorman Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moorman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Moorman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moorman Cemetery
      • New Friendship Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Mountain Home Presbyterian Church Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Old Friendship Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
        • The Old Friendship Cemetery is located in Franklin County
        • The Old Friendship Cemetery has also been known as:
        • Friendship Cemetery
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Friendship Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 #126482  (Scott Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #126482 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Hodges
      • County: Franklin         Elev: 202
      • Location given for GNIS #126482 (Scott Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Scott Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3682, Longitude: -87.9175    
    <3>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.
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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.
    <7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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