A visit to the Sterling 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 Sterling Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sterling Cemetery:
33.5582, -87.5711
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sterling Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sterling Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County<2>.
The county seat for Tuscaloosa County is located in Tuscaloosa. Tuscaloosa lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the south of the Sterling Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sterling Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Sterling Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sterling Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stanley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Willingham Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Willingham Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willingham Cemetery
- Sulphur Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Dawson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Utley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Utley Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utley Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Boone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Boone Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Bryant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Camp Ground Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground Cemetery
- Walton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Walton Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Cemetery
- Oregonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Oregonia Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregonia Cemetery
- Sandtown Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sandtown Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Adams - Pinion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Adams - Pinion Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams - Pinion Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Adams - Pinion Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Berry.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21190 <5>
- Cripple Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Cripple Creek Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cripple Creek Cemetery
- Madison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Madison Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Sterling Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sterling Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Lexington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Berry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Alta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Samantha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Bankston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Patton Junction ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Patton Junction is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
- Corona
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Corona is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Patton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Patton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Rossland City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Rossland City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
- Oakman
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakman is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Former names for Oakman:
- Day's Gap
- Marietta
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakman <6>
- Coal Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Lake Front Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Lake Front Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Front Village
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Old Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Fayette
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lubbub
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Echola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Echola is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echola
- Ashcraft Corner
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Bull City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bull City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull City
- Goodsprings
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Goodsprings is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Parrish
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Parrish is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
- Townley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Townley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
- Wood Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
- Kellerman
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kellerman is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerman
- Belk
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Belk is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Coker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Northport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Holt
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Holt is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- America
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- America is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
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 Sterling Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tuscaloosa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sterling Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Berry
- Berry lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Sterling Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Berry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Oakman
- Patton Junction - Historic
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 Sterling Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Tuscaloosa 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 Sterling Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #158933 (Sterling Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #158933 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: Tuscaloosa
- Est. Elev: 147 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Berry SE
- Location given for Sterling Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.5581683 Lon: -87.5711184
- 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 Tuscaloosa, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sterling 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. |