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A visit to the Sipsey Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Sipsey Cemetery ...

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

Lat:   33.8204°   (33° 49' 13")

Lon:   -87.0927°   (-87° 5' 33")

The Sipsey Cemetery is located in Walker County<1>.

The county seat for Walker County is located in Jasper. Jasper lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west of the Sipsey Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Sipsey Cemetery.<3>

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

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Sipsey Cemetery.

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

  • Sipsey
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Black Warrior Town ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Warrior Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Warrior Town
    • Black Warrior Town is located in Walker County
  • Empire
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sumiton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Creel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creel have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel
    • Creel is located in Walker County
  • Red Rock
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Red Rock. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
    • Red Rock is located in Walker County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Red Rock
    • From the Sipsey Cemetery to Red Rock
  • Cordova
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dovertown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dora
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Powellville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Red Star
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Star have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Star
    • Red Star is located in Walker County
  • Burnwell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnwell have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnwell
    • Burnwell is located in Walker County
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Oakahalla
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Burrows Crossroads
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Barney
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barney have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
      • Barney is located in Walker County
    • Wyatt
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wyatt. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
      • Wyatt is located in Walker County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Wyatt
      • From the Sipsey Cemetery to Wyatt
    • Robbins Crossroads
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
      • Corner is located in Jefferson County
    • Yerkwood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Red Hill
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
      • Red Hill is located in Blount County
    • Arkadelphia
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • America
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Reeds Ferry
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Twilley Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twilley Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilley Town
      • Twilley Town is located in Walker County
    • Quinton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Media
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Sayre
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sayre have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
      • Sayre is located in Jefferson County
    • Jasper
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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 Sipsey Cemetery. The following communities are located in Walker County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sipsey 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 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 Sipsey Cemetery:

The official website for Walker County: www.walkercounty.com/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sipsey Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8204, Longitude: -87.0927    
<3>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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