A visit to the Tanner 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 Tanner Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Tanner Cemetery:
34.7320, -86.9731
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Tanner Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Tanner Cemetery is located in Limestone County<2>.
The county seat for Limestone County is located in Athens. Athens lies just to the north of the Tanner Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Tanner Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Tanner Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Tanner Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stewart Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Burrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Burrell Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrell Cemetery
- Nebo Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Nebo Church Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo Church Cemetery
- Davis Temple Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Davis Temple Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Temple Cemetery
- The Davis Temple Cemetery has also been known as:
- Jacob's Well Missioanry Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2647546 <5>
- Polly Malone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Polly Malone Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly Malone Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The West Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Round Island Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Round Island Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Island Cemetery
- Pryor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pryor Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Sunny Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sunny Hill Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill Cemetery
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- Proctor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Proctor Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Malone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Malone Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Cemetery
- Hatchett Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Hatchett Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchett Cemetery
- Bridgeforth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bridgeforth Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeforth Cemetery
- Lucas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Lucas Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Cemetery
- Cambridge Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wiggins Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Wiggins Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiggins Cemetery
- Roselawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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]<3> of the Tanner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Tanner Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Tanner
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Orrville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Country Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Athens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Harris Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Garner ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Belle Mina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Fairmount
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Mooresville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ripley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Moulton Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Decatur
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <6>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Poplar Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Simpson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Capshaw
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Hay's Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Trinity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Austinville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Russell Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Westlake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Madison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lentzville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Elkmont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Hillsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Center Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Cairo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
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 Tanner Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Limestone County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Tanner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Athens
- Decatur
- Elkmont
- Madison
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Tanner Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Limestone 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 Tanner Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #141110 (Tanner Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #141110 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: Limestone
- Est. Elev: 206 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tanner
- Location given for Tanner Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7320342 Lon: -86.9730633
- 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 Limestone, 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- Tanner 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. |