A visit to the Stroud 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 Stroud Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Stroud Cemetery:
32.5504, -85.1644
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Stroud Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Stroud Cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Opelika. Opelika lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Stroud Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Stroud Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Stroud Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Stroud Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Charnel Garden of Rest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Charnel Garden of Rest Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charnel Garden of Rest Cemetery
- The Charnel Garden of Rest Cemetery has also been known as:
- Good Hope Baptist Church Cemetery
- Bethel Mission Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Meadows Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Meadows Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Cemetery
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- New Hope CME Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope CME Church Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope CME Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope CME Church Cemetery is located in Salem.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2342133 <5>
- Flint Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Flint Hill Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Crawford Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- Evans Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Evans Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Cemetery
- County Line Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Newsome Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Newsome Cemetery is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsome Cemetery
- Lakeview Memory Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Lakeview Memory Gardens is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Memory Gardens
- The Lakeview Memory Gardens has also been known as:
- Lake View Memory Gardens
- Rocky Mount Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Rocky Mount Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Biggers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mechanicsville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Stroud Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Stroud Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bleecker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bleecker is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleecker
- Prince Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Prince Crossroads is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Crossroads
- Smith's Station
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Smith's Station is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,804 people
- Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Crawford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Crawford is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Ladonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ladonia is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladonia
- Hugley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hugley is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugley
- Phenix City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bibb City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bibb City is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibb City
- Columbus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- City Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- City Village is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City Village
- Chewacla
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chewacla is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewacla
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Fontaine Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fontaine Village is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fontaine Village
- Blanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Blanton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Beauregard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Beauregard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Marvyn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marvyn is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvyn
- Wynnton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wynnton is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynnton
- Fortson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Osanippa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Osanippa is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osanippa
- Opelika
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Baker Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Baker Village is located in Muscogee County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Village
- Gwen Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gwen Mill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwen Mill
- Fort Mitchell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- River View
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- River View is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
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 Stroud Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Stroud Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbus
- Fort Benning
- Opelika
- Phenix City
- Seale
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 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 Stroud Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lee 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 Stroud Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #127475 (Stroud Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #127475 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: Lee
- Est. Elev: 181 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bleecker
- Location given for Stroud Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.5504161 Lon: -85.1643831
- 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 Lee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stroud 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. |