A visit to the Sylvester 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 Sylvester Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sylvester Cemetery:
34.4877, -87.5831
The Sylvester Cemetery is located in Franklin County<1>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Russellville. Russellville lies just to the west of the Sylvester Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sylvester Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> of the Sylvester Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sylvester Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Sibley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Sibley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley Cemetery
- Counts Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cherry Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Denton Hollow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pennington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tharptown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Templeton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Bob Saint Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bobo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Gray Rock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bethsaida Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Aycock Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Aycock Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aycock Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gravel Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Nebo Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Number 6 Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Number 6 Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Number 6 Cemetery
- Sargent Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Drake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rea Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kimbrough Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Beulah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Sylvester Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sylvester Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Mount Hope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mehama ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Churntown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Concord
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Littleville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Russellville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Spruce Pine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hatton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Phil Campbell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Spring Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- White House Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Edmond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Muck City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Muck City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck City
- Pebble
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Prebble ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Leighton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Bear Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Littleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wren
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Wren is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wren
- Moulton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Town Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belgreen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Sylvester Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sylvester Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Leighton
- Moulton
- Phil Campbell
- Russellville
- Town Creek
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 professional and volunteer 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 Sylvester Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Sylvester Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #161790 (Sylvester Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #161790 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 210 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Newburg
- Location given for Sylvester Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4878726 Lon: -87.5836387
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sylvester Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |