A visit to the Sweet Home 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 Home Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sweet Home Cemetery:
31.3588, -86.2752
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sweet Home Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
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 .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sweet Home Cemetery.
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.<4>
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)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Henderson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Henderson Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson Cemetery
- Friendship Community Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- 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 Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2231111 <5>
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Mitchell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Rose Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Rose Hill Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Sanford Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Peaceful Acres Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Peaceful Acres Memorial Gardens is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peaceful Acres Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Peaceful Acres Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Opp.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25315 <5>
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- Bethany Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Brooklyn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Brooklyn Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn Cemetery
- New Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The New Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Ebenezer Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Danley Cross Roads Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Pilgrim Rest Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Hillside Memorial Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Home Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The New Home Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
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 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)
- Babbie is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babbie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Opp
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Opp is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opp
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opp <6>
- Antioch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Antioch is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- County Line
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- County Line is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Curtis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Danleys Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Danleys Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleys Crossroads
- Rose Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Sanford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sanford is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanford
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Horn Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Horn Hill is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horn Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
- Onycha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Onycha is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onycha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
- Beulah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Beulah is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
- Pine Level
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Level is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Alberton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Alberton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberton
- Kinston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dozier
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Heath
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Heath is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heath
- 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)
- Gantt
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gantt is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantt
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Libertyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Libertyville is located in Covington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Libertyville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
- Bullock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
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
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 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 Sweet Home Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Covington 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 Home Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #143048 (Sweet Home Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #143048 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: Covington
- Est. Elev: 110 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Opp West
- Location given for Sweet Home Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.3587781 Lon: -86.2752306
- 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 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' (or 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 Home 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. |