A visit to the Strahan 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 Strahan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Strahan Cemetery:
32.4629, -86.0027
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Strahan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Strahan Cemetery is located in Elmore County<2>.
The county seat for Elmore County is located in Wetumpka. Wetumpka lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Strahan Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Strahan Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Strahan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Strahan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Anthony Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Anthony Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Cemetery
- Warren Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
- Peter Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Peter Hill Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter Hill Cemetery
- Dawson Bradford Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- China Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The China Grove Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove Cemetery
- Hickory Bend Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hickory Bend Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Bend Cemetery
- Tysonville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Tysonville Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tysonville Cemetery
- Marshall Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Marshall Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Cemetery
- Billingslea Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Billingslea Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingslea Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wares Quarter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lucas Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Lucas Hill Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Hill Cemetery
- Birch Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Birch Hill Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Hill Cemetery
- Good Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Good Hope Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Laurel Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Laurel Hill Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hill Cemetery
- Old Bingham Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Old Bingham Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Bingham Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The White Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Augusta Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Augusta Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Manning Springs / McDade Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Judkins Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Judkins Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judkins Cemetery
- Walker Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the north of Tallassee.
- The Rose Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rosehill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25902 <5>
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 Strahan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Strahan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ware
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ware is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Tysonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tysonville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tysonville
- Shorter
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fusihatchi ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Fusihatchi is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fusihatchi
- Waugh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Waugh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Calebee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Calebee is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calebee
- Claud
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Claud is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claud
- Hornady
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Hornady is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornady
- Tallassee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Tallassee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Tallassee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tallassee
- Mount Meigs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Meigs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Meigs
- La Place
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- La Place is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tallapoosa City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Tallapoosa City is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa City
- Cecil
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Cecil is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Franklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kent
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Blue Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Blue Ridge is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Sunshine Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sunshine Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
- Eclectic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Madison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Madison is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Wetumpka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pike Road
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mitchell is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Hardaway
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hardaway is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway
- Reeltown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Reeltown is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeltown
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 Strahan Cemetery. The following communities are located in Elmore County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Strahan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Strahan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Elmore 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 Strahan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #127448 (Strahan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #127448 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: Elmore
- Est. Elev: 132 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Brassell
- Location given for Strahan Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.4629143 Lon: -86.0027385
- 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 Elmore, 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- Strahan 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. |
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