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:
34.3801, -86.4161
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 Marshall County<2>.
The county seat for Marshall County is located in Guntersville. Guntersville lies just to the east southeast 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 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Sweet Home Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sweet Home Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Grassy Church of Christ Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Grassy Church of Christ Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Church of Christ Cemetery
- The Grassy Church of Christ Cemetery has also been known as:
- Edgewood Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2379290 <5>
- New Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Brookwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Brookwood Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookwood Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Warrenton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Warrenton Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton Cemetery
- Lowry Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Lowry Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowry Cemetery
- Nearen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Nearen Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nearen Cemetery
- Shoal Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Shoal Creek Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek Cemetery
- Brashier Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Ridgway Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgway Cemetery
- Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Street Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street Cemetery
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- Street Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Street Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street Cemetery
- Manchester Cooley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Manchester Cooley Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester Cooley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Manchester Cooley Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the northwest of Guntersville.
- The Manchester Cooley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cooley Cemetery
- Manchester Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22251 <5>
- Honey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Honey Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Beech Spring Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Beech Spring Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Spring Cemetery
- Gilliam Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Gilliam Springs Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilliam Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gilliam Springs Baptist Church Cemetery is located outside and to the north of Arab.
- The Gilliam Springs Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Gilliam Springs Cemetery
- Boyles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Boyles Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyles Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 32 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:
- Scant City
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Scant City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scant City
- Friendship
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Grassy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Union Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Warrenton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Arab
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Askea Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Mill Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Guntersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Guntersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
- Former names for Guntersville:
- Gunter's Ferry
- Gunter's Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <6>
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- Pine Lake Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Hog Jaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
- Street ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Wyeth City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wyeth City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth City
- Rayburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rayburn is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- North ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Ruth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ruth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Joppa
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gregory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Gregory is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Hyatt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Morgan City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Ryan Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Hulaco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Rabbit Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Columbus City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Columbus City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
- New Hope
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Briscoe
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Apple Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
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 Marshall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sweet Home Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arab
- Arab lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the Southwest (SW) of the Sweet Home Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Arab.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arab
- Columbus City
- Guntersville
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 Sweet Home Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Marshall 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 #147508 (Sweet Home Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #147508 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: Marshall
- Est. Elev: 306 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Guntersville Dam
- Location given for Sweet Home Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3800923 Lon: -86.4160971
- 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 Marshall, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |