A visit to the Sherrod 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 Sherrod Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sherrod Cemetery:
34.7026, -87.7681
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sherrod Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sherrod Cemetery is located in Colbert County<2>.
The county seat for Colbert County is located in Tuscumbia. Tuscumbia lies just to the east northeast of the Sherrod Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sherrod 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 Sherrod Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sherrod Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Donley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Donley Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donley Cemetery
- Community Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Community Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Community Cemetery
- Guy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Guy Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Key Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Key Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Huff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Keeton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Keeton Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeton Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- New Bethel Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Underwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Henson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Henson Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henson Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Smith Bottom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Smith Bottom Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Bottom Cemetery
- Gibbs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
- Rutland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Rutland Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland Cemetery
- Basden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Basden Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basden Cemetery
- County Farm Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Gadd Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gadd Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadd Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gadd Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of White House Springs.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22937 <5>
- Colbert County Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith 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 Sherrod Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sherrod Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tuscumbia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gatesville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gatesville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- White House Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- White House Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Springs
- Sheffield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Red Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Red Rock is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Green Tree ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- South Florence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Canaan ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Canaan is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Cypress Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Muscle Shoals
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Florence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Littleville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Spring Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Wilson Dam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
- McGee Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- McGee Town is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Town
- Mars Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Nitrate City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- Bainbridge ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bainbridge is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Cherokee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Denton ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Denton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Russellville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Leighton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
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 Sherrod Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Colbert County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sherrod Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cherokee
- Florence
- Leighton
- Muscle Shoals
- Russellville
- Sheffield
- Tuscumbia
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 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 Sherrod Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Colbert 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 Sherrod Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #126702 (Sherrod Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #126702 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: Colbert
- Est. Elev: 133 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pride
- Location given for Sherrod Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7025903 Lon: -87.7680873
- 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 Colbert, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sherrod 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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