A visit to the Sewell 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 Sewell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sewell Cemetery:
34.1357, -85.7127
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sewell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sewell Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.
The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Centre. Centre lies just to the east northeast of the Sewell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sewell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Sewell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sewell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pratt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Pratt Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Parker Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Parker Grove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Grove Cemetery
- Garrett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Cherokee Memory Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Centre Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Centre Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Cemetery
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Smith Chapel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Chapel Cemetery
- Morrison Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Neal Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Neal Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Neal Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Centre.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24852 <5>
- Tates Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Tates Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tates Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tates Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Centre.
- The Tates Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tates Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26599 <5>
- Yellow Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Yellow Creek Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Sand Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sand Valley Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Valley Cemetery
- Chesnut Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Chesnut Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesnut Cemetery
- Mackey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mackey Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackey Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Moshat Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Moshat Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sewell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sewell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Turkey Town ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
- Centre
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Leesburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ricks ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ricks is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks
- Moshat
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Coloma ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Coloma is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Hale ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hale is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Ballplay
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ballplay is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Ball Flat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ball Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Flat
- Sand Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Noah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Tucker Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tucker Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Crossroads
- Cedar Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Coato Bend ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coato Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coato Bend
- Banner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Banner is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Turkeytown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Coat's Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
- Howells Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Howells Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells Crossroads
- Howells Crossroads has also been known as:
- Howells Cross Roads
- Wilsonia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wilsonia is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonia
- Mount Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Vernon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Exie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Exie is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Anderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Anderson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Collins ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Collins is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Lawrence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Gaylesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Collinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
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 Sewell Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cherokee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sewell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cedar Bluff
- Centre
- Collinsville
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 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 Sewell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Cherokee 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 Sewell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #136976 (Sewell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #136976 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: Cherokee
- Est. Elev: 168 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Centre
- Location given for Sewell Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.1356523 Lon: -85.7127429
- 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 Cherokee, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sewell 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. |