A visit to the Tatum 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 Tatum Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Tatum Cemetery:
32.6049, -86.4672
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Tatum Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Tatum Cemetery is located in Autauga County<2>.
The county seat for Autauga County is located in Prattville. Prattville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of the Tatum Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Tatum Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Tatum Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Tatum Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pine Level Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Pine Level Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Stoney Point Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Stoney Point Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point Cemetery
- Manning Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Manning Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning Cemetery
- Sunny Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Owens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Wadsworth Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wadsworth Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Wadsworth Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wadsworth Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2172125 <5>
- Wadsworth Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wadsworth Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Wadsworth Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wadsworth Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2172125 <5>
- Wilsons Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Wilsons Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill African Methodist (AME) Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Pleasant Hill African Methodist (AME) Church Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill African Methodist (AME) Church Cemetery
- The Pleasant Hill African Methodist (AME) Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- New Nazareth Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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- Marbury Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Prospect Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- The New Prospect Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24964 <5>
- County Line Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The County Line Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mountain Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Marbury Church of God Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Marbury Church of God Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury Church of God Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Marbury Church of God Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Marbury.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2254269 <5>
- Pentecost AME Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Stewart Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- McKeithen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The McKeithen Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeithen Cemetery
- The McKeithen Cemetery has also been known as:
- Alexander McKeithen Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2167999 <5>
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Tatum Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Tatum Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pine Level
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pine Level is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Deatsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Marbury
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mountain Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Gibbons ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Gibbons is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons
- Melmar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Melmar is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmar
- Millbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
- Holtville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Holtville is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtville
- Holtville has also been known as:
- Slapout
- Lightwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lightwood is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
- White City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- White City is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Booth
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Booth is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Prattville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Adkin Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Adkin Hill is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkin Hill
- Adkin Hill has also been known as:
- Atkins Hill
- Verbena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Verbena is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Coosada
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Elmore
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Prattville Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Prattville Junction is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville Junction
- Titus
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haynes
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Haynes is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Independence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Independence is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
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 Tatum Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Autauga County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Tatum Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Elmore
- Millbrook
- Prattville
- Wetumpka
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 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 Tatum Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Autauga 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 Tatum Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #147661 (Tatum Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #147661 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: Autauga
- Est. Elev: 189 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Deatsville
- Location given for Tatum Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.6048541 Lon: -86.4671979
- 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 Autauga, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tatum 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. |