A visit to the Tillison 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 Tillison Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Tillison Cemetery:
34.0040, -85.9552
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Tillison Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Tillison Cemetery is located in Etowah County<2>.
The county seat for Etowah County is located in Gadsden. Gadsden lies just to the west northwest of the Tillison Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Tillison Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Tillison Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Tillison Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lincoln Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Crestwood Memorial Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Crestwood Memorial Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crestwood Memorial Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Burns Park.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22342 <5>
- Reid Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Beth Israel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Beth Israel Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Union Hill UMC Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Southern Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Southern Hill Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Southern Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Gadsden.
- The Southern Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sixth Street Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2297800 <5>
- Forrest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Forrest Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest Cemetery
- Alabama City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Alabama City Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama City Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Rainbow Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- New Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- McCartney Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The McCartney Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCartney Cemetery
- Mountain View Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mountain View Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View Cemetery
- The Mountain View Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mountain View Baptist Church Cemetery
- Trinity Christian Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2172971 <5>
- Owens Memorial Park Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Owens Memorial Park Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Memorial Park Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Owens Memorial Park Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Turkeytown.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2525836 <5>
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cave Spring Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Cave Spring Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring Cemetery
- Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Tillison Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Tillison Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- East Gadsden
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- East Gadsden is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gadsden
- Burns Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Burns Park is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Park
- Edwardsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Edwardsville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Gadsden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Glencoe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Black Creek Falls ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Black Creek Falls is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek Falls
- Rainbow City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hokes Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Anderson
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Anderson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Alabama City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Alabama City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama City
- Pilgrims Rest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pilgrims Rest is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrims Rest
- Cobb City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cobb City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobb City
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Coat's Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
- Turkeytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown
- Reece City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Reece City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
- Oak Level
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oak Level is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Douthrittville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Douthrittville is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douthrittville
- Crudup
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crudup is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crudup
- Coato Bend ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Coato Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coato Bend
- Wilsonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wilsonia is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonia
- Bennettsville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bennettsville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
- Attalla
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Southside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brannon Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brannon Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brannon Springs
- Markton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Markton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markton
- Colvins Gap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
- Ballplay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ballplay is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Hale ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hale is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Ridgeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Ridgeville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 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 Tillison Cemetery. The following communities are located in Etowah County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Tillison Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alabama City
- Attalla
- Gadsden
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Tillison Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Etowah 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 Tillison Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #127982 (Tillison Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #127982 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: Etowah
- Est. Elev: 175 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gadsden East
- Location given for Tillison Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.0039869 Lon: -85.9552484
- 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 Etowah, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Tillison 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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