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A visit to the Taylor 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 Taylor Cemetery ...

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Taylor 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 Taylor Cemetery

Lat:   32.5704°   (32° 34' 13")

Lon:   -87.9764°   (-87° 58' 35")

The Taylor Cemetery is located in Sumter County<2>.

The county seat for Sumter County is located in Livingston. Livingston lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west of the Taylor Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Taylor Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Taylor Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Phares Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Phares Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Phares Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Phares Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25368 <5>
  • Walker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Walker Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • Davidson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davidson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davidson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Davidson Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • Pinetop Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinetop Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinetop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pinetop Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • Springhill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springhill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springhill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Springhill Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Taylor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Taylor Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • Dallas Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dallas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dallas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dallas Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • St. Matthew Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Matthew Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Matthew Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The St. Matthew Cemetery is located in Greene County
  • Nebo Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nebo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nebo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Nebo Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • Arrington Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arrington Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arrington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Arrington Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • Palestine Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Palestine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Palestine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Palestine Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • Houpt Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Houpt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Houpt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Houpt Cemetery is located in Sumter County
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Grove Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Bowers Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowers Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bowers Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Nott Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nott Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nott Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Brown Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brown Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Neal Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Neal Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Neal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Neal Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Dug Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dug Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dug Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dug Hill Cemetery is located in Sumter County
    • DeVelle Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the DeVelle Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the DeVelle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The DeVelle Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Dallas Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dallas Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dallas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dallas Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Brasfield Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brasfield Cemetery
      • The Brasfield Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Bird Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bird Cemetery
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Bird Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • The Bird Cemetery is located in Greene County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bird Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the northeast of Forkland.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21638 <5>
    • Hard Bargain Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hard Bargain Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hard Bargain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hard Bargain Cemetery is located in Greene County
    • Morning Star Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morning Star Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morning Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Greene County

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Taylor Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Taylor Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • McDowell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McDowell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
    • McDowell is located in Sumter County
  • Brewersville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewersville
    • Brewersville is located in Sumter County
  • Coatopa
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatopa
    • Coatopa is located in Sumter County
  • Forkland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
    • Forkland is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
  • Moore Town
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Town
    • Moore Town is located in Sumter County
  • Demopolis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Aigleville ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Aigleville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aigleville
    • Aigleville is located in Marengo County
  • Arrington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arrington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington
    • Arrington is located in Sumter County
  • Miller
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Miller. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
    • Miller is located in Greene County
  • Bellamy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellamy
    • Bellamy is located in Sumter County
  • Arcola
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
    • Arcola is located in Hale County
  • Epes
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Epes have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Epes
    • Epes is located in Sumter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Livingston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
      • Livingston is located in Sumter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,135 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <7>
    • Boligee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Lizzieville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzieville
      • Lizzieville is located in Greene County
    • Whitfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Whitfield. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield
      • Whitfield is located in Sumter County
    • Pin Hook
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
      • Pin Hook is located in Marengo County
    • Griffins ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Griffins have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins
      • Griffins is located in Marengo County
    • Gallion
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gallion. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallion
      • Gallion is located in Hale County
    • Prairieville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Prairieville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
      • Prairieville is located in Hale 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 Taylor Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Sumter County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Taylor Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 websites either 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 Taylor 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 Taylor Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #127726  (Taylor Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #127726 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: McDowell
    • County: Sumter         Elev: 63
    • Location given for GNIS #127726 (Taylor Cemetery)

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 Sumter, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Taylor Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5704, Longitude: -87.9764       In this case, the coordinates for the Taylor 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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