A visit to the Simpson 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 Simpson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Simpson Cemetery:
34.8126, -87.8159
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Simpson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Simpson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County<2>.
The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Florence. Florence lies just to the east of the Simpson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Simpson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Simpson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cunningham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
- Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Vaughn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
- Walston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Walston Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walston Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Noel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Noel Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel Cemetery
- Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Peters Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cemetery
- Flint Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Flint Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Cemetery
- Winbourn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Winbourn Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winbourn Cemetery
- Sherrod Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sherrod Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrod Cemetery
- Rowell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Rowell Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowell Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Peters Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Lipscomb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lipscomb Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb Cemetery
- Pearson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Pearson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson Cemetery
- Perkins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Key Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Key Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson 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 Simpson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Simpson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Green Tree ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Cypress Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- McGee Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McGee Town is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Town
- Gatesville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gatesville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Red Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Red Rock is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Sheffield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Canaan ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Canaan is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Florence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
- Tuscumbia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- South Florence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Cherokee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mars Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Cloverdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Threet
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Threet is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threet
- Wilson Dam
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
- Jacksonburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Muscle Shoals
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Florian
(11 miles [17.7 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
- Ingleton ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ingleton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
- Bainbridge ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bainbridge is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Zip City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Zip City is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zip City
- Cypress Inn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- White House Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- White House Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Springs
- Crows Camp ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Crows Camp is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Camp
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 Simpson 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 Simpson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cherokee
- Florence
- Muscle Shoals
- Sheffield
- Tuscumbia
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 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 Simpson 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 Simpson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #126874 (Simpson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #126874 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: 153 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sinking Creek
- Location given for Simpson Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8125881 Lon: -87.815865
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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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Simpson 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. |