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:
34.8901, -87.7536
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 Lauderdale County<2>.
The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Florence. Florence lies just to the southeast 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]<3> of the Simmons Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Simmons Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wesley Chapel UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Wesley Chapel UMC Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Chapel UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wesley Chapel UMC Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the southwest of Cloverdale.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1960106 <5>
- Lipscomb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Lipscomb Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- George Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The George Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Pearson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pearson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Winbourn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Winbourn Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winbourn Cemetery
- Vaughn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
- Flint Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Flint Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Cemetery
- Coffee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Coffee Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Greenview Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Underwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Chisholm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Chisholm Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm Cemetery
- Paulk Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Paulk Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulk Cemetery
- Dowdy Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Dowdy Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dowdy Cemetery
- Sherrod Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Sherrod Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrod Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Walston Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Walston Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walston Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Gresham Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gresham Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Parsonage Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Parsonage Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonage Cemetery
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 Simmons Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Simmons Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- McGee Town
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- McGee Town is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Town
- Cloverdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Cypress Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Mars Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Jacksonburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Threet
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Threet is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threet
- Green Tree ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Zip City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zip City is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zip City
- Canaan ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Canaan is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Florence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Florian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sheffield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- South Florence
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Wilson Dam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
- Cypress Inn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- Bainbridge ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bainbridge is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Bailey Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
- Arnot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Arnot is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnot
- Pruitton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pruitton is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitton
- Tuscumbia
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
- Whittens Stand ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Whittens Stand is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whittens Stand
- Gatesville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gatesville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Muscle Shoals
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Killen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
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 Lauderdale County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Simmons Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bailey Springs
- Florence
- Muscle Shoals
- Sheffield
- Tuscumbia
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 professional and volunteer 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 Lauderdale 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 #126868 (Simmons Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #126868 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: Lauderdale
- Est. Elev: 174 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Threet
- Location given for Simmons Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8900863 Lon: -87.7536401
- 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 Lauderdale, 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- 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. |
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