A visit to the Strong 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 Strong Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Strong Cemetery:
34.8109, -86.5653
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Strong Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Strong Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Huntsville. Huntsville lies just to the south southwest of the Strong Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Strong Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Strong Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Otey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Otey Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otey Cemetery
- Battle Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Battle Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Normal Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Normal Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normal Cemetery
- Valhalla Memory Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Valhalla Memory Gardens is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valhalla Memory Gardens
- The Valhalla Memory Gardens has also been known as:
- Valhalla Cemetery
- Valhalla Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26854 <5>
- Penny Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Penny Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penny Cemetery
- Ford Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Ford Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
- Bayless Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bayless Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayless Cemetery
- Meridianville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wade Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Jude Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Jude Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jude Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
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- Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Tiller Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Tiller Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiller Cemetery
- Bentley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bentley Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley Cemetery
- Strawder Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Strawder Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawder Cemetery
- Battle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Battle Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battle Cemetery
- Pope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pope Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Cemetery
- Eldridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cornelius Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cornelius Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius Cemetery
- Taylor Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Powell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Antioch Primitive Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hewlett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hewlett Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hewlett Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Blankenship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Blankenship Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blankenship 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 Strong Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Strong Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Normal
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chase is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
- Mercury
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Mercury is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
- Meridianville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Country Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Country Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Moore's Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Moore's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore's Mill
- Lincoln
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lincoln is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Huntsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ryland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Rideout Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Greenwycke Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Monrovia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Chelsea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Brownsboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Maysville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Maysville is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Hazel Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jeff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Key's Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Key's Mill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key's Mill
- Big Cove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- New Market
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Madison Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Madison Crossroads is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Crossroads
- Harvest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hillsboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hillsboro is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Toney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Madison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- English Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
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 Strong Cemetery. The following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Strong Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Strong Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 Strong Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #127473 (Strong Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #127473 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 235 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Meridianville
- Location given for Strong Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8109233 Lon: -86.5652703
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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 Madison, 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 from Point A (ie- Strong 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. |