A visit to the Thrasher 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 Thrasher Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Thrasher Cemetery:
33.3129, -87.9736
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Thrasher Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Thrasher Cemetery is located in Pickens County<2>.
The county seat for Pickens County is located in Carrollton. Carrollton lies just to the west southwest of the Thrasher Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Thrasher 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 Thrasher Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Thrasher Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Glen Echo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Glen Echo Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Echo Cemetery
- Arbor Springs Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Greenhill Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Greenhill Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Salem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Salem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Salem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Cemetery
- Elmore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Elmore Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore Cemetery
- Linebarge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Linebarge Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linebarge Cemetery
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- Fellowship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Cemetery
- Graham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Graham Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Old Sardis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Sardis Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sardis Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Marvin Chapel UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Marvin Chapel UMC Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Chapel UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Marvin Chapel UMC Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Carrollton.
- The Marvin Chapel UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Marvin Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24231 <5>
- Old Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Old Trinity Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Trinity Cemetery
- Center Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Pleasant Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gordo City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Gordo City Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordo City Cemetery
- Hargrove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hargrove Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Thrasher Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Thrasher Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bell
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bell is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Gordo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Stansel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stansel is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansel
- Reform
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Carrollton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Carrollton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Coal Fire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
- Lubbub
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Echola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Echola is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echola
- McShan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- McShan is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
- Elrod
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Elrod is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
- Olney
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Olney is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Buhl
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Buhl is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Benevola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Benevola is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevola
- Archer
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Archer is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Beaver Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Town is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Town
- Ashcraft Corner
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Ethelsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ethelsville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Garden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Garden is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
- McMullen
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- McMullen is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
- Aliceville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Macedonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Macedonia is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Pickensville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Pickensville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
- Coker
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Lewiston
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lewiston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Mantua
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Mantua is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Millport
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kennedy
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Stafford
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Stafford is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
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 Thrasher Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Pickens County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Thrasher Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aliceville
- Carrollton
- Gordo
- Kennedy
- Millport
- Pickensville
- Reform
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Thrasher Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Pickens 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 Thrasher Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #158378 (Thrasher Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #158378 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: Pickens
- Est. Elev: 121 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gordo
- Location given for Thrasher Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3128962 Lon: -87.9736322
- 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 Pickens, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Thrasher 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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