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A visit to the Sweet Home Cemetery ...


The location of the Sweet Home Cemetery has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>


Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Home Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sweet Home Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sweet Home Cemetery

Lat:   31.3588°   (31° 21' 31")

Lon:   -86.2752°   (-86° 16' 30")

The Sweet Home Cemetery is located in Covington County<2>.

The county seat for Covington County is located in Andalusia. Andalusia lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Sweet Home Cemetery .

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 helpful 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 Home Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Alabama:
  • Pages specific to Covington County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Sweet Home Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sweet Home Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sweet Home Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Babbie
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Babbie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbie
      • Babbie is located in Covington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
    • Opp
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opp
      • Opp is located in Covington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,313 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opp <4>
    • Antioch
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
      • Antioch is located in Covington County
    • County Line
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for County Line have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
      • County Line is located in Covington County
    • Curtis
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curtis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
      • Curtis is located in Coffee County
    • Danleys Crossroads
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleys Crossroads
      • Danleys Crossroads is located in Coffee County
    • Sanford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
      • Sanford is located in Covington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
    • Horn Hill
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horn Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
      • Horn Hill is located in Covington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
    • Onycha
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onycha
      • Onycha is located in Covington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
    • Beulah
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beulah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
      • Beulah is located in Covington County
    • Pine Level
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
      • Pine Level is located in Coffee County
    • Alberton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
      • Alberton is located in Coffee County
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Kinston
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinston
        • Kinston is located in Coffee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinston <4>
      • Dozier
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dozier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dozier
        • Dozier is located in Crenshaw County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dozier <4>
      • Heath
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heath have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
        • Heath is located in Covington County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
      • Andalusia
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Elba
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
        • Elba is located in Coffee County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,919 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elba <4>
      • Gantt
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gantt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
        • Gantt is located in Covington County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
      • Libertyville
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Libertyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
        • Libertyville is located in Covington County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
      • Leon
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
        • Leon is located in Crenshaw County
      • Zoar
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
        • Zoar is located in Coffee County
      • Brantley
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brantley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantley
        • Brantley is located in Crenshaw County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brantley <4>
      • River Falls
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Falls
        • River Falls is located in Covington County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people

    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 Home Cemetery. The following communities are located in Covington County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sweet Home Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    • Andalusia
    • Opp
      • Opp lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Sweet Home Cemetery.
      • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Opp.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opp

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Sweet Home Cemetery.<5>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sweet Home Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Cedar Grove Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Coffee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Henderson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Henderson Cemetery is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henderson Cemetery
    • Friendship Community Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Friendship Community Cemetery is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Community Cemetery
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Covington County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Antioch Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of Antioch
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2231111 <6>
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Mitchell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mitchell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mitchell Cemetery
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
    • Stewart Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Stewart Cemetery is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewart Cemetery
    • Bryant Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bryant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bryant Cemetery is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bryant Cemetery
    • Sanford Baptist Church Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sanford Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sanford Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sanford Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Peaceful Acres Memorial Gardens
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Peaceful Acres Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Peaceful Acres Memorial Gardens is located in Covington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peaceful Acres Memorial Gardens
    • Continue List   (11 more) ...
      • Bethany Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Covington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
      • Brooklyn Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brooklyn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Brooklyn Cemetery is located in Coffee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brooklyn Cemetery
      • New Ebenezer Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The New Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Coffee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Ebenezer Cemetery
      • Oak Grove Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Coffee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Danley Cross Roads Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Danley Cross Roads Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Danley Cross Roads Cemetery is located in Coffee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Danley Cross Roads Cemetery
      • Liberty Cemetery
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Coffee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
      • Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Covington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
      • Shiloh Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Covington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
      • Hillside Memorial Gardens
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillside Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hillside Memorial Gardens is located in Covington County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillside Memorial Gardens
      • New Home Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The New Home Cemetery is located in Coffee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Home Cemetery
      • Bethany Cemetery
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bethany Cemetery is located in Coffee County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Home Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #143048  (Sweet Home Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #143048 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Opp West
      • County: Covington         Elev: 110
      • Location given for GNIS #143048 (Sweet Home Cemetery)

    The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

    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 Covington, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sweet Home Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3588, Longitude: -86.2752       In this case, the coordinates for the Sweet Home Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
    <4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <5>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
    <6>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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