A visit to the Sweet Gum 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 Sweet Gum Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sweet Gum Cemetery:
32.3779, -85.8555
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sweet Gum Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sweet Gum Cemetery is located in Macon County<2>.
The county seat for Macon County is located in Tuskegee. Tuskegee lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Sweet Gum Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Sweet Gum Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sweet Gum Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ambers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Ambers Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambers Cemetery
- Bradford Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Green - Cook Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Green - Cook Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green - Cook Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Walker Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- White Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The White Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Oswalt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Oswalt Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswalt Cemetery
- Silah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Silah Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silah Cemetery
- Hardaway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Hardaway Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- New Elam Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The New Elam Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elam Baptist Church Cemetery
- The New Elam Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elam Cemetery
- Neils Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Neils Chapel Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neils Chapel Cemetery
- Ramsey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Ramsey Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsey Cemetery
- Tysonville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Tysonville Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tysonville Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Andrews Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Andrews Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Andrews Cemetery
- St. John Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The St. John Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sweet Gum Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sweet Gum Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- La Place
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- La Place is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
- Calebee
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Calebee is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calebee
- Shorter
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hardaway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Hardaway is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hornady
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hornady is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornady
- Tysonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tysonville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tysonville
- Cecil
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cecil is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Mitchell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Tuskegee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Tallassee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- East Tallassee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- East Tallassee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tallassee
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Fitzpatrick
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fitzpatrick is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
- Tallapoosa City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tallapoosa City is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa City
- Waugh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Waugh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Fort Davis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ware
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ware is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Armstrong
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Mount Meigs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Mount Meigs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Meigs
- Liberty City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Reeltown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Reeltown is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeltown
- Fusihatchi ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Fusihatchi is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fusihatchi
- Notasulga
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
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 Sweet Gum Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Macon County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sweet Gum Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Notasulga
- Tuskegee
- Union Springs
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 Sweet Gum Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Macon 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 Sweet Gum Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #163799 (Sweet Gum Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #163799 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: Macon
- Est. Elev: 93 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: La Place
- Location given for Sweet Gum Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.3779181 Lon: -85.8555115
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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 Macon, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sweet Gum 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |