A visit to the Sunflower 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 Sunflower Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sunflower Cemetery:
31.3777, -88.0358
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sunflower Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sunflower Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Chatom. Chatom lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Sunflower Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sunflower Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Sunflower Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sunflower Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fields Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Fields Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Cemetery
- Mt. Shady Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Mt. Shady Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Shady Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Washington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- Cortelyou Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Cortelyou Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortelyou Cemetery
- Lewis Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wagarville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wagarville Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagarville Cemetery
- Clearwater Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Clearwater Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Reeds Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Reeds Chapel Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Chapel Cemetery
- McIntosh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The McIntosh Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Stoker Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Stoker Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoker Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Pine Level Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Level Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level Cemetery
- Hill Springs Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Hill Springs Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Springs Cemetery
- Magnolia Holiness Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Magnolia Holiness Church Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Holiness Church Cemetery
- The Magnolia Holiness Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Magnolia Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24170 <5>
- Vaughn Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
- Leroy Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Leroy Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy Cemetery
- St. Union - Mt. Stoney Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sunflower Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sunflower Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sunflower
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sunflower is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Hawthorn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hawthorn is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn
- Wagarville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Prestwick
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prestwick is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwick
- Bassetts Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bassetts Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassetts Creek
- McIntosh
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Carson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Seaboard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Seaboard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
- Leroy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Leroy is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Hobson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hobson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
- Carlton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rockville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Rockville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Saint Stephen's
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Sims Chapel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sims Chapel is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
- Malcolm
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Malcolm is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Jackson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tibbie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Tibbie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbie
- Stave Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Stave Creek is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stave Creek
- Fairford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Fairford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
- Chatom
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Calvert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
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 Sunflower Cemetery. The following communities are located in Washington County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sunflower Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Sunflower Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Washington 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 Sunflower Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #157618 (Sunflower Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #157618 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 20 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wagarville
- Location given for Sunflower Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.3776677 Lon: -88.0358357
- 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 Washington, 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- Sunflower 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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