A visit to the Short 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 Short Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Short Cemetery:
34.4879, -86.5200
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Short Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Short Cemetery is located in Marshall County<2>.
The county seat for Marshall County is located in Guntersville. Guntersville lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Short Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Short Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Short Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Black Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Polly Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Polly Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly Cemetery
- Cloud Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Cloud Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Cemetery
- Winton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Winton Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Cemetery
- Beard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Dunlap Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dunlap Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap Cemetery
- Rescue Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Rescue Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue Cemetery
- Beech Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Beech Spring Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Spring Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Logan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Logan Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Cemetery
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- Bloomfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bloomfield Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield Cemetery
- Walling Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Walling Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walling Cemetery
- Davidson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Lipscomb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lipscomb Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- New Canaan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The New Canaan Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canaan Cemetery
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Mayo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mayo Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Cemetery
- Bush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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 Short Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Short Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Morgan City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Briscoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Lacey's Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Apple Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Union Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- New Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ruth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Ruth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Friendship
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- English Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Owens' Cross Roads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Valhermoso Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hog Jaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
- Pine Lake Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
- Grassy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Scant City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Scant City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scant City
- Florette
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Ryan Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Arab
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Berkley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Hulaco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Warrenton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Big Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
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 Short Cemetery. The following communities are located in Marshall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Short Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Short Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Marshall 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 Short Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #126808 (Short Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #126808 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: Marshall
- Est. Elev: 178 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Newsome Sinks
- Location given for Short Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4878693 Lon: -86.5199893
- 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 Marshall, 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 from Point A (ie- Short 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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