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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sibley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sibley Cemetery

Lat:   34.4232°   (34° 25' 23")

Lon:   -87.6870°   (-87° 41' 13")

The Sibley Cemetery is located in Franklin County<2>.

The county seat for Franklin County is located in Russellville. Russellville lies just to the north northwest of the Sibley Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 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.

  • Blue Springs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Springs Cemetery
    • The Blue Springs Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Rea Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rea Cemetery
    • The Rea Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Allen Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
    • The Allen Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • The Allen Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Allendale Cemetery
  • Harris Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Harris Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Scharnagle Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scharnagle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scharnagle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Scharnagle Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Spruce Pine Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spruce Pine Cemetery
    • The Spruce Pine Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Dooley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dooley Cemetery
    • The Dooley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Smith Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Smith Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Drake Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Drake Cemetery
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Drake Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • The Drake Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Kirk Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kirk Cemetery
    • The Kirk Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Jones Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
    • The Jones Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Orman Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Orman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Orman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Orman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • McWright Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McWright Cemetery
      • The McWright Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • The McWright Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Allen - McRight Cemetery
      • McRight Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24378 <6>
    • Mt. Hebron Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Watson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watson Cemetery
      • The Watson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Gray Rock Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gray Rock Cemetery
      • The Gray Rock Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • The Gray Rock Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Gray Rock Methodist Church Cemetery
    • Cherry Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherry Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
      • The Cherry Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Franklin County
      • The Cherry Hill Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Cherry Hill Cemetery
    • Sargent Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sargent Cemetery
      • The Sargent Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Friendship MB Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Wilson - Nooe Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson - Nooe Cemetery
      • The Wilson - Nooe Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Keelen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keelen Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keelen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Keelen Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Old Robinson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Robinson Cemetery
      • The Old Robinson Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Steadham Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Steadham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Steadham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Steadham Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Phil Campbell Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phil Campbell Cemetery
      • The Phil Campbell Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Mars Hill Community Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Mountain View Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain View Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Mountain View Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Union Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Hill Cemetery
      • The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County
    • Number 6 Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Number 6 Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Number 6 Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Number 6 Cemetery is located in Franklin County

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.

  • Churntown
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churntown
    • Churntown is located in Franklin County
  • Spruce Pine
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
    • Spruce Pine is located in Franklin County
  • Phil Campbell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rockwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rockwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
    • Rockwood is located in Franklin County
  • Russellville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Bear Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Belgreen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
    • Belgreen is located in Franklin County
  • Mount Hope
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
    • Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
  • Littleville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littleville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
    • Littleville is located in Colbert County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
  • Hackleburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackleburg
    • Hackleburg is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,249 people
  • Pebble
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble
    • Pebble is located in Winston County
  • Prebble ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prebble. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prebble
    • Prebble is located in Winston County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Haleyville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Littleville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
      • Littleville is located in Winston County
    • Camp Spring ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camp Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
      • Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
    • Mehama ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mehama. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehama
      • Mehama is located in Lawrence County
    • Avoca ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avoca have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
      • Avoca is located in Lawrence County
    • Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Slickrock Ford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
      • Slickrock Ford is located in Franklin County
    • Hodges
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hodges have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges
      • Hodges is located in Franklin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodges <7>
    • Concord
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Concord. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
      • Concord is located in Lawrence County
    • Boar Tush
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boar Tush
      • Boar Tush is located in Winston County
      • Boar Tush has also been known as:
      • Boar Tusk
      • Boartush
      • Boartusk
    • Spring Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
      • Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
    • Ashridge
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashridge
      • Ashridge is located in Winston County
    • Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Campbell Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
      • Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County

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.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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:

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 #136276  (Sibley Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #136276 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Spruce Pine
    • County: Franklin         Elev: 227
    • Location given for GNIS #136276 (Sibley Cemetery)

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sibley Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4232, Longitude: -87.6870       In this case, the coordinates for the Sibley Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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