A visit to the Tidwell 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 Tidwell Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Tidwell Cemetery:
33.8893, -87.1492
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Tidwell Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Tidwell Cemetery is located in Walker County<2>.
The county seat for Walker County is located in Jasper. Jasper lies just to the west southwest of the Tidwell Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Tidwell Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Tidwell Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Tidwell Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- John Portzer Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The John Portzer Family Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Portzer Family Cemetery
- The John Portzer Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- John Porter Family Cemetery
- Porter Cemetery
- Portzer Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25611 <5>
- Boldo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Boldo Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boldo Cemetery
- Drummond Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Drummond Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond Cemetery
- Tingle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Tingle Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tingle Cemetery
- Blooming Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Union Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sipsey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sipsey Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipsey Cemetery
- Mauldin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mauldin Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauldin Cemetery
- Samaria Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Samaria Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samaria Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Samaria Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Samaria Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26039 <5>
- Sardis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- The Sardis Cemetery has also been known as:
- Riverside Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26091 <5>
- Shady Grove Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Shady Grove Church Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Church Cemetery
- The Shady Grove Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shady Grove Cemetery
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- McKinley Chapel Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Lowell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The South Lowell Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lowell Cemetery
- Burton Bend Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Burton Bend Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Bend Cemetery
- The Burton Bend Cemetery has also been known as:
- Burton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #688178 <5>
- Corinth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- New Prospect Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- Walker Memory Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Walker Memory Gardens is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Memory Gardens
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Old City Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Old City Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old City Cemetery
- Frisco Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Frisco Memorial Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco Memorial Cemetery
- The Frisco Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Copeland Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22273 <5>
- Phillips Freewill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Phillips Freewill Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Freewill Cemetery
- The Phillips Freewill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dilworth Church of God Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2174718 <5>
- Phillips Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
- Cold Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Cold Springs Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs Cemetery
- Delma Baird Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Delma Baird Cemetery is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delma Baird Cemetery
- The Delma Baird Cemetery has also been known as:
- Baird Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2336954 <5>
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 Tidwell Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Tidwell Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Red Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Red Rock is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Burrows Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Burrows Crossroads is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrows Crossroads
- Powellville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Powellville is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powellville
- Sipsey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sipsey is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Marylee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Marylee is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marylee
- Black Warrior Town ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Black Warrior Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Warrior Town
- Ardell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ardell is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ardell
- South Lowell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Lowell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lowell
- Jasper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Camak Mills ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Camak Mills is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camak Mills
- Cordova
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Empire
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Empire is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dovertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dovertown is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovertown
- Sumiton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sumiton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumiton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,330 people
- Former names for Sumiton:
- Commercial
- Democrat
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumiton <6>
- Creel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Creel is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel
- Arkadelphia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Arkadelphia is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkadelphia
- Gamble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gamble is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamble
- Barney
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Barney is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Dora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Edgil
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Edgil is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgil
- America
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- America is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
- Red Star
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Red Star is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Star
- Oakahalla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oakahalla is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakahalla
- Bremen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Falls City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Falls City is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
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 Tidwell Cemetery. The following communities are located in Walker County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Tidwell 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 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 Tidwell Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Walker 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 Tidwell Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #160742 (Tidwell Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #160742 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: Walker
- Est. Elev: 156 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sunlight
- Location given for Tidwell Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.889272 Lon: -87.149171
- 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 Walker, 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- Tidwell 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. |