A visit to the Sumter Memorial Gardens ...
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 Sumter Memorial Gardens ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sumter Memorial Gardens:
32.4560, -88.3459
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sumter Memorial Gardens can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sumter Memorial Gardens is located in Sumter County<2>.
The county seat for Sumter County is located in Livingston. Livingston lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northeast of the Sumter Memorial Gardens .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sumter Memorial Gardens.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Sumter Memorial Gardens.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sumter Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.
- Morning Star Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
- Cagus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cagus Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cagus Cemetery
- Rocks Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Rocks Chapel Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocks Chapel Cemetery
- York Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The York Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Cemetery
- Home Mission Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Home Mission Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Mission Cemetery
- Gibbs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
- Pack Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Pack Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pack Cemetery
- McElroy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The McElroy Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElroy Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Herman Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Herman Cemetery
- Payne Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Payne Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne Cemetery
- Millville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Millville Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millville Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Smith Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Elmwood Memorial Estates
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kelly Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Salem Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2161393 <5>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Dulls Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Dulls Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dulls Cemetery
- Hicks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Hicks Cemetery is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks 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 Sumter Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sumter Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:
- Cuba
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cuba is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- York
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- York is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
- Former names for York:
- New York Station
- York Station
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <6>
- Smith
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Smith is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith
- Ward
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ward is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
- Intercourse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Intercourse is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Intercourse
- Kinterbish
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Kinterbish is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinterbish
- Derby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Derby is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Boyd
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Boyd is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
- Bellamy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bellamy is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
- Arrington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Arrington is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
- Livingston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lockhart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Lockhart is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Russell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Russell is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell
- Whynot
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whynot is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynot
- Vimville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Vimville is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vimville
- Narkeeta ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Narkeeta is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narkeeta
- Brewersville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brewersville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
- Moore Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Moore Town is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Town
- Cromwell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cromwell is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
- Whitfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Whitfield is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
- Coatopa
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Coatopa is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatopa
- Sledge ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sledge is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sledge
- Pelham
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pelham is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
- Porterville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Porterville is located in Kemper County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterville
- Marion
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Marion is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,482 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <6>
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 Sumter Memorial Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sumter County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sumter Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Livingston
- Marion
- York
- York lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Sumter Memorial Gardens.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for York.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Sumter Memorial Gardens:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Sumter 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 Sumter Memorial Gardens:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #153609 (Sumter Memorial Gardens)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #153609 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: Sumter
- Est. Elev: 71 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: York
- Location given for Sumter Memorial Gardens:
- Lat: 32.4559722 Lon: -88.3458644
- 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 Sumter, 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 from Point A (ie- Sumter Memorial Gardens) 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. |