A visit to the Sims 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 Sims Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sims Cemetery:
33.9884, -87.5156
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sims Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sims Cemetery is located in Walker County<2>.
The county seat for Walker County is located in Jasper. Jasper lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the southeast of the Sims Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sims Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Sims Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sims Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Norris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Norris Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norris Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Ashbank Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ashbank Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashbank Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Ashbank Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ashbank Cemetery
- Ashbank Freewill Baptist Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2261326 <5>
- Ashbank Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Ararat Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Ararat Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Ararat Cemetery
- Ingle & Wakefield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Old Ingle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Old Ingle Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Ingle Cemetery
- Dodd Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Walden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Walden Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden Cemetery
- Liberty Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Grove Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove Cemetery
- The Liberty Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Flatwoods Cemetery
- Keeton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Keeton Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeton Cemetery
- Old Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Old Bethel Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bethel Cemetery
- The Old Bethel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bethel Cemetery
- Bethel Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #608998 <5>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Lynn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Lynn Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Cemetery
- Coalbed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Coalbed Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalbed Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The King Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Old Union MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kaeiser Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Kaeiser Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaeiser Cemetery
- Enon MB Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Crossroads Church of Christ Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Philadelphia Deliverance Tabernacle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Blue Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Blue Springs Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs Cemetery
- Millstone Mtn. Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Millstone Mtn. Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone Mtn. Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Millstone Mtn. Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Lynn.
- The Millstone Mtn. Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Milestone Mtn. Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
- Millstone Mtn. 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] of the Sims Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sims Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Slicklizzard
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Slicklizzard is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slicklizzard
- Nauvoo
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lynn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lynn is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
- Farriss
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Farriss is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farriss
- Prospect
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Prospect is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Kansas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Kansas is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Carbon Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Eldridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Natural Bridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saragossa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Saragossa is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saragossa
- Edgil
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Edgil is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgil
- Glen Mary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Mary is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Mary
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rock City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rock City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Bazemore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bazemore is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazemore
- Townley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Townley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
- Gamble
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gamble is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble
- Double Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Allen
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Delmar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Delmar is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
- Falls City ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Falls City is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Camak Mills ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Camak Mills is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camak Mills
- Thornhill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thornhill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
- Brilliant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Boar Tush
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Boar Tush is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boar Tush
- Boar Tush has also been known as:
- Boar Tusk
- Boartush
- Boartusk
- South Lowell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- South Lowell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lowell
- Slick Ford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Slick Ford is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Ford
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 Sims Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Walker County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sims Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carbon Hill
- Double Springs
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Sims Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Walker 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 Sims Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #126882 (Sims Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #126882 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: Walker
- Est. Elev: 202 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Carbon Hill
- Location given for Sims Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.988439 Lon: -87.5155708
- 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 Walker, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sims 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. |