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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. 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)<1>

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

Lat:   34.3801°   (34° 22' 48")

Lon:   -86.4161°   (-86° 24' 57")

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 .

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)
  • New Friendship Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Friendship Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The New Friendship Cemetery is located in Marshall County
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Marshall County
  • Brookwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brookwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brookwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brookwood Cemetery is located in Marshall County
  • Bennett Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bennett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bennett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bennett Cemetery is located in Marshall County
  • Warrenton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warrenton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warrenton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Warrenton Cemetery is located in Marshall County
  • Lowry Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lowry Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lowry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Lowry Cemetery is located in Marshall County
  • Nearen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nearen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nearen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nearen Cemetery is located in Marshall County
  • Shoal Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shoal Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shoal Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shoal Creek Cemetery is located in Marshall County
  • Brashier Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brashier Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brashier Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brashier Chapel Cemetery is located in Marshall County
  • Ridgway Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ridgway Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ridgway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ridgway Cemetery is located in Marshall County
  • Street Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Street Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Street Cemetery is located in Marshall County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Street Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Street Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Street Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Street Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • Manchester Cooley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Manchester Cooley Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Manchester Cooley Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Manchester Cooley Cemetery is located in Marshall County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Manchester Cooley Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Honey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Honey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Honey Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • Patterson Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Patterson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Patterson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Patterson Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • Beech Spring Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beech Spring Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beech Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Beech Spring Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • Gilliam Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilliam Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
      • The Gilliam Springs Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Marshall County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boyles Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boyles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Boyles Cemetery is located in Marshall County
    • Griffin Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Griffin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Griffin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Griffin Cemetery is located in Marshall County

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scant City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scant City
    • Scant City is located in Marshall County
  • Friendship
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Friendship is located in Marshall County
  • Grassy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Grassy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
    • Grassy is located in Marshall County
  • Union Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Warrenton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Warrenton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
    • Warrenton is located in Marshall County
  • Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferns Quarter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
    • Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
  • Arab
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arab
    • Arab is located in Marshall County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,406 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arab <7>
  • Askea Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
    • Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
  • Mill Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
    • Mill Village is located in Marshall County
  • Guntersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
    • Guntersville is located in Marshall County
    • 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 <7>
  • Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Deposit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
    • Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
  • Pine Lake Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
    • Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
  • Continue List   (20 more) ...
    • Hog Jaw
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
      • Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
    • Street ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Street have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
      • Street is located in Marshall County
    • Wyeth City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wyeth City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth City
      • Wyeth City is located in Marshall County
    • Rayburn
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rayburn. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
      • Rayburn is located in Marshall County
    • North ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
      • North is located in Marshall County
    • Ruth
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ruth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
      • Ruth is located in Marshall County
    • Joppa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Gregory
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gregory. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
      • Gregory is located in Marshall County
    • Big Spring ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
      • Big Spring is located in Marshall County
    • Hyatt
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
      • Hyatt is located in Marshall County
    • Morgan City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgan City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
      • Morgan City is located in Morgan County
    • Ryan Crossroads
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
      • Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
    • Hulaco
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hulaco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
      • Hulaco is located in Morgan County
    • Fowler ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
      • Fowler is located in Blount County
    • Bowen ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
      • Bowen is located in Marshall County
    • Rabbit Town
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rabbit Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
      • Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
    • Columbus City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbus City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus City
      • Columbus City is located in Marshall County
    • New Hope
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Briscoe
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Briscoe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
      • Briscoe is located in Morgan County
    • Apple Grove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Apple Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
      • Apple Grove is located in Morgan County

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.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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:

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: GNIS record #147508 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: Guntersville Dam
    • County: Marshall         Elev: 306
    • Location given for GNIS #147508 (Sweet Home Cemetery)

The official website for Marshall County: www.marshallco.org/www/

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 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 '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- ) 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: 34.3801, Longitude: -86.4161       In this case, the coordinates for the Sweet Home Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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