A visit to the Steele 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 Steele Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Steele Cemetery:
34.7784, -85.6333
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Steele Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Steele Cemetery is located in DeKalb County<2>.
The county seat for DeKalb County is located in Fort Payne. Fort Payne lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Steele Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Steele Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Steele Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Steele Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Beulah Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Beulah Chapel Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Chapel Cemetery
- The Beulah Chapel Cemetery has also been known as:
- Beulah Chapel MB Church Cemetery
- Beulahs Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Weldon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Weldon Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon Cemetery
- Cagle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Cagle Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagle Cemetery
- Newby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Newby Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newby Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Payne Gap Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Payne Gap Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Gap Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Payne Gap Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the north of Cartersville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25306 <5>
- Countess Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Countess Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countess Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Pritchett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pritchett Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchett Cemetery
- Pannell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pannell Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pannell Cemetery
- Higdon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Higdon Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Fuller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fuller Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Cemetery
- Hanna Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hanna Cemetery is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna Cemetery
- Easley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Easley Cemetery is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easley Cemetery
- Long Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Long Cemetery is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Sulphur Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Company Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Company Cemetery is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Company Cemetery
- Brown Gap Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Brown Gap Cemetery is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Gap Cemetery
- Oak Lawn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Oak Lawn Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Steele Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Steele Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cartersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cartersville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Flat Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Stewart Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stewart Town is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Town
- Higdon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ider
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rising Fawn
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Eliza
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Eliza is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Beaty Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Beaty Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty Crossroads
- Trenton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kaolin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kaolin is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
- Central
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Central is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Bryant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Browns Valley ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Browns Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Henagar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeport is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Former name for Bridgeport:
- Jonesville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <6>
- Cole City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Haynes Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Haynes Crossing is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossing
- New Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- New Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Pisgah
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Hammondville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hammondville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Mentone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Cassandra
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cassandra is located in Walker County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassandra
- Stevenson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Long Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
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 Steele Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in DeKalb County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Steele Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bridgeport
- Rising Fawn
- Stevenson
- Trenton
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Steele Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to DeKalb 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 Steele Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #158299 (Steele Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #158299 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: DeKalb
- Est. Elev: 444 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Flat Rock
- Location given for Steele Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7784135 Lon: -85.6333019
- 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 DeKalb, 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' (or 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- Steele 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. |