A visit to the Thornhill 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 Thornhill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Thornhill Cemetery:
32.0774, -87.5128
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Thornhill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Thornhill Cemetery is located in Wilcox County<2>.
The county seat for Wilcox County is located in Camden. Camden lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Thornhill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Thornhill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Thornhill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thornhill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pritchard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Pritchard Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pritchard Cemetery
- Canaan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Canaan Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Cemetery
- Goshen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- Dunaway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Dunaway Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunaway Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Dunaway Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of Pine Hill.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22572 <5>
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
- Mendenhall Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Island Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sand Island Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Island Cemetery
- Goose Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Goose Creek Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Creek Cemetery
- DeVan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The DeVan Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeVan Cemetery
- Collier Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Enon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bennett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mormons Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mormons Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormons Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Shields Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Shields Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields Cemetery
- Prairie Bluff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marsh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Marsh Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Cemetery
- Marsh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Marsh Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Cemetery
- Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Union Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Enon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- Bones Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Bones Hill Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bones Hill Cemetery
- Pledger Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Pledger Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pledger Cemetery
- Bennett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Bennett Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennett Cemetery
- Shell Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Shell Creek Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Thornhill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Thornhill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Anne Manie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Anne Manie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anne Manie
- Arlington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Arlington is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Kimbrough
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kimbrough is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimbrough
- Bethel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Lamison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lamison is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamison
- Flatwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Flatwood is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood
- Pine Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Millers Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Millers Ferry is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Ferry
- Prairie Bluff ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Bluff
- Prairie Bluff has also been known as:
- Dale
- Daletown
- Catherine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Catherine is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catherine
- Yellow Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
- Vineland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Vineland is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Rockwest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwest is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwest
- Magnolia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Gastonburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Gastonburg is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gastonburg
- Rehoboth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rehoboth is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehoboth
- Ellison ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ellison is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison
- Atkeison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Atkeison is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkeison
- Coy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Coy is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Alberta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alberta is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta
- Boykin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Boykin is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin
- Consul
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Consul is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Consul
- Nellie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Nellie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Camden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Thomaston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thomaston is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomaston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
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 Thornhill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Wilcox County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thornhill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Thornhill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Wilcox 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 Thornhill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #127923 (Thornhill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #127923 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: Wilcox
- Est. Elev: 49 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Kimbrough
- Location given for Thornhill Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.0773686 Lon: -87.512777
- 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 Wilcox, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Thornhill 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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