A visit to the Sills 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 Sills Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sills Cemetery:
32.0535, -86.8686
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sills Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sills Cemetery is located in Lowndes County<2>.
The county seat for Lowndes County is located in Hayneville. Hayneville lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Sills Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Sills Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sills Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Soles Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Soles Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soles Cemetery
- McColough Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The McColough Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McColough Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Crum Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Snow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Snow Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Cemetery
- Old Snow Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Crossroad Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Crossroad Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroad Cemetery
- Purefoy Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Purefoy Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purefoy Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Underwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
- Snow Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Ridgeville Baptist Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Ridgeville Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Ridgeville Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ridgeville Cemetery
- Temple Gate Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Temple Gate Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Gate Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Rives Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Rives Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rives Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sills Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sills Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bragg's
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bragg's is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg's
- Furman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Furman is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furman
- Minter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Minter is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
- Snow Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Snow Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Pleasant Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Collirene
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Collirene is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collirene
- McBrydes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- McBrydes is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBrydes
- Carlowville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Carlowville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlowville
- Gordonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gordonville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Richmond
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Richmond is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Ackerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ackerville is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerville
- Old Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kings
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Kings is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
- Forest Home
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Belknap
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Belknap is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- Pine Apple
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Apple is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Apple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Mosses
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mosses is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosses
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- Oak Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Awin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Awin is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awin
- Petronia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Petronia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petronia
- Caledonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Schuster
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Schuster is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuster
- Sardis
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Deposit
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Benton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Benton is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
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 Sills Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lowndes County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sills Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Benton
- Fort Deposit
- Pine Apple
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Sills Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lowndes 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 Sills Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #136455 (Sills Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #136455 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: Lowndes
- Est. Elev: 79 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Braggs
- Location given for Sills Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.0534788 Lon: -86.8685933
- 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 Lowndes, 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 from Point A (ie- Sills 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. |