A visit to the Skidmore 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 Skidmore Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Skidmore Cemetery:
34.3973, -86.5858
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Skidmore Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Skidmore Cemetery is located in Morgan County<2>.
The county seat for Morgan County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Skidmore Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Skidmore Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Skidmore Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Forman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Forman Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forman Cemetery
- Crawford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- Compton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Compton Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton Cemetery
- Lamons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Lamons Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamons Cemetery
- Morrow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Morrow Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
- Prince Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Prince Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Cemetery
- Center Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Center Grove Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Oak Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Oak Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Oak Cemetery
- Pines Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Pines Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pines Cemetery
- Little Vine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Little Vine Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Vine Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Ryan Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ryan Memorial Gardens is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Memorial Gardens
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- New Canaan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The New Canaan Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canaan Cemetery
- West Point Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The West Point Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Hebron Church of Christ Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gilliam Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Gilliam Springs Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gilliam Springs Baptist Church Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Arab.
- The Gilliam Springs Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gilliam Springs Cemetery
- Rescue Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Rescue Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Skidmore Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Skidmore Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Apple Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Ruth
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ruth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Ryan Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Hog Jaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
- Pine Lake Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
- Briscoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Hulaco
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Morgan City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Florette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Joppa
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Arab
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Union Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Grassy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Baileyton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Scant City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Scant City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scant City
- Valhermoso Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lacey's Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Eva
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Askea Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Fairview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Whitesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Winton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
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 Skidmore Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Morgan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Skidmore Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arab
- Arab lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Skidmore Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Arab.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arab
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 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 Skidmore Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Morgan 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 Skidmore Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #126929 (Skidmore Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #126929 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: Morgan
- Est. Elev: 193 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Newsome Sinks
- Location given for Skidmore Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3973156 Lon: -86.5858254
- 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 Morgan, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Skidmore 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. |