A visit to the Stroup 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 Stroup Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Stroup Cemetery:
34.4684, -87.0864
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Stroup Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Stroup Cemetery is located in Morgan County<2>.
The county seat for Morgan County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Stroup Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Stroup Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Stroup Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Stroup Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Roberts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Stover Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Stover Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stover Cemetery
- Keys Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Keys Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Cemetery
- Johnson Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Roberts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Enon Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Enon Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Enon Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Enon Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2284060 <5>
- O'Neal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Puckett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Puckett Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puckett Cemetery
- Orr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Orr Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr Cemetery
- Robinson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Robinson Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Cemetery
- Raper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Raper Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raper Cemetery
- Lindsey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lindsey Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsey Cemetery
- Stephenson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Stephenson Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stephenson Cemetery
- Barnes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Barnes Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Stover Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Stover Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stover Cemetery
- Stovall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Stovall Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stovall Cemetery
- Orr Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Orr Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr Cemetery
- Napps Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Napps Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napps Cemetery
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill 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 Stroup Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Stroup Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Danville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oakville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Flint City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Cedar Plains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Hartselle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Russell Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Austinville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Burningtree Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Simpson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Moulton Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Trinity
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Decatur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <6>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Chalybeate Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Leesdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Priceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Moulton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Wren
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wren is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Falkville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain Home
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Upshaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- Lacon
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Lacon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
- Hillsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Orrville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Muck City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Muck City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck City
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 Stroup Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Morgan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Stroup Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Decatur
- Falkville
- Hartselle
- Moulton
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 professional and volunteer 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 Stroup Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Morgan 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 Stroup Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #160689 (Stroup Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #160689 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: Morgan
- Est. Elev: 192 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Danville
- Location given for Stroup Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4684284 Lon: -87.0864014
- 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 Morgan, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stroup 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. |