A visit to the Sykes Creek 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 Sykes Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sykes Creek Cemetery:
31.6888, -85.5552
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sykes Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sykes Creek Cemetery is located in Barbour County<2>.
The county seat for Barbour County is located in Clayton. Clayton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Sykes Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sykes Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Sykes Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sykes Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Hope Congregational Christian Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- St. Peter Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
- Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Clio.
- The Antioch Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Antioch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21269 <5>
- Calvary Assembly of God Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Helms Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Helms Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helms Cemetery
- Pea River Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Pea River Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea River Cemetery
- Concord Congregational Methodist Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Magnolia UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Magnolia UMC Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia UMC Cemetery
- The Magnolia UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Magnolia Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24172 <5>
- Bethel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Peniel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Peniel Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Springhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Springhill Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill Cemetery
- Ephesus Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Ephesus Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus Cemetery
- Sutton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- Dansby Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Dansby Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dansby Cemetery
- Adam Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Adam Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adam Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- Shiloh Word Fellowship
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Tew Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Texasville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Texasville Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texasville Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sykes Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sykes Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Blue Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Springs is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Clio
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Phillips Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Elamville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Louisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Louisville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Arguta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Arguta is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arguta
- Skipperville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Skipperville is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
- Clopton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clopton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Ariton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ariton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Bertha
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bertha is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Tennille
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tennille is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
- Clayton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Buckhorn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Buckhorn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
- Mabson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mabson is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabson
- Brundidge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Ozark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Bakerhill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bakerhill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Pronto
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Pronto is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pronto
- Roeton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Roeton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeton
- Graball
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Graball is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Former names for Graball:
- Hart's Crossroads
- Hudspeth's Crossroads
- Ewell
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Tarentum
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Tarentum is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
- Frisco
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Frisco is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Java
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Java is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Capps
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Capps is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps
- Abbeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Perote
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Perote is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perote
- Cotton Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Hill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Banks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
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 Sykes Creek Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Barbour County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sykes Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abbeville
- Ariton
- Brundidge
- Clio
- Clio lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Sykes Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clio.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Louisville
- Ozark
- Ozark lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Sykes Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ozark.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
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 Sykes Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Barbour 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 Sykes Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1729923 (Sykes Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1729923 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: Barbour
- Est. Elev: 146 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clio
- Location given for Sykes Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.6887762 Lon: -85.5552184
- 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 Barbour, 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 from Point A (ie- Sykes Creek 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. |
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