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A visit to the Simmons 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 Simmons Cemetery ...

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

33.5815, -87.6372

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

The Simmons Cemetery is located in Fayette County<2>.

The county seat for Fayette County is located in Fayette. Fayette lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Simmons Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Simmons Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Simmons Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Simmons Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Adams - Pinion Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Adams - Pinion Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams - Pinion Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Adams - Pinion Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Berry.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21190 <5>
  • Adams Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Adams Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Fairview Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
  • Dawson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The Dawson Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
  • Willingham Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Willingham Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willingham Cemetery
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
  • New Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The New Chapel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Cemetery
  • Hopewell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
  • Willingham Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Willingham Cemetery is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willingham Cemetery
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Boone Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The Boone Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Cemetery
    • Bryant Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • The Bryant Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
    • Vick & Kelley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Vick & Kelley Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vick & Kelley Cemetery
    • Camp Ground Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Camp Ground Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground Cemetery
    • Sulphur Springs Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sterling Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Sterling Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Melton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Melton Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melton Cemetery
    • Patterson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Patterson Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
    • Rice Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Rice Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
    • Stanley Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Stanley Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
    • Madison Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Madison Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Simmons Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Simmons Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • New Lexington
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
  • Berry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Berry is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berry <6>
  • Bankston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Bankston is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
  • Alta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Alta is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
  • Rossland City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Rossland City is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
  • Samantha
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
  • Patton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Patton is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
  • Patton Junction ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Patton Junction is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
  • Corona
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Corona is located in Walker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
  • Old Town
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Old Town is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
  • Fayette
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Ashcraft Corner
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Coal Valley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Coal Valley is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
    • Lubbub
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lubbub is located in Pickens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
    • Oakman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Oakman is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
      • Former names for Oakman:
      • Day's Gap
      • Marietta
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakman <6>
    • Belk
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Belk is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
    • Echola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Echola is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echola
    • Lake Front Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Lake Front Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Front Village
    • Townley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Townley is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
    • Kennedy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Kennedy is located in Lamar County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 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 Simmons Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fayette County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Simmons Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Simmons Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Alabama:
  • Pages specific to Fayette 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 Simmons Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #126867  (Simmons Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #126867 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: Fayette
      • Est. Elev: 148 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: New Lexington
      • Location given for Simmons Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.581501     Lon: -87.6372323
      • 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 Fayette, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Simmons 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.