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A visit to the Snow Hill Cemetery ...

Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Snow Hill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Snow Hill Cemetery (FG ID #26360).

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 Hill Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Snow Hill Cemetery:

32.0057, -86.9944

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Snow Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<2>

The Snow Hill Cemetery is located in Wilcox County<3>.

The county seat for Wilcox County is located in Camden. Camden lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> to the west of the Snow Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Snow Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Snow Hill Cemetery.<5>

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

  • Purefoy Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • The Purefoy Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purefoy Cemetery
  • Palmer Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Palmer Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
  • Old Snow Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Old Snow Hill Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Snow Hill Cemetery
  • McConico Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The McConico Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConico Cemetery
  • St. Pauls Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
  • Cox Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Cox Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
  • Carlowville Community Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Moriah Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Butler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
  • Crum Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Soles Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • The Soles Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soles Cemetery
  • Snow Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Snow Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Cemetery
  • Oliver Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • The Oliver Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Sills Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Sills Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sills Cemetery
    • Cedar Creek Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The Cedar Creek Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Cemetery
    • McColough Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • The McColough Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McColough Cemetery
    • Monterey Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Monterey Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey Cemetery
    • Butler Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • The Butler Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
    • Beard Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Beard Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
    • Thompson Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Thompson Cemetery is located in Butler County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
    • Ridgeville Baptist Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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
    • Mt. Lebanon Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • The Mt. Lebanon Cemetery is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lebanon Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> of the Snow Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Snow Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Snow Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Snow Hill is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
  • McBrydes
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • McBrydes is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBrydes
  • Furman
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Furman is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furman
  • Minter
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Minter is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minter
  • Ackerville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Ackerville is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerville
  • Carlowville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Carlowville is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlowville
  • Oak Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Hill is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
  • Richmond
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Richmond is located in Dallas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Caledonia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Caledonia is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Pine Apple
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Pine Apple is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Apple
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
  • Schuster
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Schuster is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuster
  • Awin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Awin is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awin
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Bragg's
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Bragg's is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg's
    • Pleasant Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Estelle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Estelle is located in Wilcox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
    • Kings
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Kings is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings
    • McWilliams
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • McWilliams is located in Wilcox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
    • Forest Home
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Belknap
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Belknap is located in Dallas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap
    • Collirene
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Collirene is located in Lowndes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collirene

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 Hill Cemetery. The following communities are located in Wilcox County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Snow Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 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 Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Alabama:
  • Pages specific to Wilcox 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 Hill Cemetery:

    Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #26360

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #127079  (Snow Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #127079 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: Wilcox
      • Est. Elev: 83 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Minter
      • Location given for Snow Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 32.005702     Lon: -86.9944285
      • Open a Google Map centered on the above location.

    Footnotes ...

    <1>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.
    <2>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.
    <3>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Wilcox, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
    <4>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 Hill Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
    <5>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.
    <6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.