A visit to the Scruggs 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 Scruggs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Scruggs Cemetery:
34.8554, -86.5092
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Scruggs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Scruggs Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Huntsville. Huntsville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Scruggs Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Scruggs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Scruggs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Flint River Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Flint River Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint River Cemetery
- Hymen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hymen Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hymen Cemetery
- Humphrey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Humphrey Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphrey Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Patton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Patton Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Cemetery
- Bloucher Ford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Echols Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Echols Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echols Cemetery
- Battle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Battle Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Cemetery
- Sandidge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Sandidge Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandidge Cemetery
- Bentley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bentley Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
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- Stone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Grove Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northeast of Huntsville.
- The Pine Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pine Grove Cemetery of Eternal Rest
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25425 <5>
- Townsend Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Townsend Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townsend Cemetery
- Cavett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cavett Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavett Cemetery
- Strawder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Strawder Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawder Cemetery
- Meridianville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bayless Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bayless Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayless Cemetery
- Otey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Otey Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otey Cemetery
- Penny Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Penny Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penny Cemetery
- Tiller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Tiller Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiller Cemetery
- Hewlett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hewlett Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett Cemetery
- Antioch Primitive Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Clopton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Blackburn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Blackburn Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn Cemetery
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Locust Grove Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove Cemetery
- Petty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Petty Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty 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 Scruggs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Scruggs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Moore's Mill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Meridianville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Country Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Country Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Normal
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Chase
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chase is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Mercury
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mercury is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
- New Market
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Key's Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Ryland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hazel Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Hillsboro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lincoln
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Brownsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Huntsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwycke Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Jeff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Rideout Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Monrovia
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Chelsea
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Madison Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
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 Scruggs Cemetery. The following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Scruggs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Scruggs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 Scruggs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #147256 (Scruggs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #147256 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 228 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Meridianville
- Location given for Scruggs Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8553673 Lon: -86.5091578
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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 Madison, 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- Scruggs 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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