A visit to the Sibley 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 Sibley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sibley Cemetery:
34.5093, -87.5872
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sibley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sibley Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Russellville. Russellville lies just to the west of the Sibley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sibley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Sibley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sibley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Counts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Counts Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Counts Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sylvester Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Sylvester Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvester Cemetery
- Pennington Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Pennington Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington Cemetery
- Tharptown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Tharptown Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tharptown Cemetery
- Bob Saint Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Bob Saint Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob Saint Cemetery
- The Bob Saint Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bob Saints Cemetery
- St. Cemetery
- Bobo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Bobo Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobo Cemetery
- Cherry Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cherry Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cherry Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southeast of Russellville.
- The Cherry Hill Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cherry Hill Cemetery
- Denton Hollow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Denton Hollow Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton Hollow Cemetery
- Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bethsaida Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethsaida Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethsaida Cemetery
- Aycock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Aycock Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aycock Cemetery
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- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Number 6 Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Number 6 Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number 6 Cemetery
- Templeton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Templeton Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeton Cemetery
- Gargas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gargas Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gargas Cemetery
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Gravel Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill Cemetery
- Kirkland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Kirkland Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland Cemetery
- Sargent Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sargent Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sargent Cemetery
- Drake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Drake Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drake Cemetery
- Gray Rock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Gray Rock Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Rock Cemetery
- The Gray Rock Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gray Rock Methodist Church Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sibley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sibley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mehama ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mehama is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehama
- Mount Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Concord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Littleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Churntown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Churntown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
- Russellville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Hatton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hatton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatton
- Spring Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Rockwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rockwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Spruce Pine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
- Edmond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- White House Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- White House Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Springs
- Phil Campbell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Muck City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Muck City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck City
- Leighton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pebble
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Pebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
- Prebble ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Prebble is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prebble
- Town Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tuscumbia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Belgreen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Belgreen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
- Muscle Shoals
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
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 Sibley 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 Sibley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Leighton
- Moulton
- Muscle Shoals
- Phil Campbell
- Russellville
- Town Creek
- 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 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 Sibley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Sibley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #136275 (Sibley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #136275 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 190 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Old Bethel
- Location given for Sibley Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5092611 Lon: -87.5872501
- 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 Franklin, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sibley 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |