A visit to the Snow 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 Snow Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Snow Cemetery:
31.9985, -86.8433
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Snow Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Snow Cemetery is located in Lowndes County<2>.
The county seat for Lowndes County is located in Hayneville. Hayneville lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the northeast of the Snow Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Snow Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Snow Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Snow Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Crum Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Oliver Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Oliver Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
- Sills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Sills Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sills Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Cedar Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cedar Creek Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Cemetery
- Soles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Soles Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soles Cemetery
- Ridgeville Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Ridgeville Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Ridgeville Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ridgeville Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Crossroad Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Crossroad Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroad Cemetery
- McColough Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The McColough Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McColough Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Thompson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Old Snow Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Palmer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Monterey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Monterey Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Cemetery
- Bragg Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Bragg Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg Cemetery
- Crenshaw Family Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crenshaws Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Crenshaws Cemetery is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crenshaws Cemetery
- Snow Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Temple Gate Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Temple Gate Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Gate 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 Snow Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Snow Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bragg's
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bragg's is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg's
- Furman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Furman is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furman
- Forest Home
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Snow Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Snow Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
- Minter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Minter is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
- McBrydes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- McBrydes is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBrydes
- Pine Apple
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Apple is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Apple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Awin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Awin is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awin
- Pleasant Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Collirene
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Collirene is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collirene
- Carlowville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Carlowville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlowville
- Gordonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Gordonville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ackerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ackerville is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerville
- Richmond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Richmond is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
- Oak Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Schuster
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Schuster is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuster
- Shacklesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Shacklesville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shacklesville
- Fort Deposit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Mosses
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mosses is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosses
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- Caledonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Caledonia is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Greenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kings
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kings is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
- Old Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Old Town is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Belknap
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Belknap is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
- McWilliams
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- McWilliams is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- Petronia
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Petronia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petronia
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 Snow Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lowndes County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Snow Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fort Deposit
- Greenville
- Pine Apple
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Snow Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lowndes 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 Snow Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #136458 (Snow Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #136458 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: Lowndes
- Est. Elev: 68 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ridgeville
- Location given for Snow Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.9984805 Lon: -86.8433145
- 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 Lowndes, 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- Snow 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. |