A visit to the Tolbert 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 Tolbert Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Tolbert Cemetery:
31.4310, -85.2805
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Tolbert Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Tolbert Cemetery is located in Henry County<2>.
The county seat for Henry County is located in Abbeville. Abbeville lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north of the Tolbert Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Tolbert Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Tolbert Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Tolbert Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Zion Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Newville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Newville Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville Cemetery
- Union Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Granberry Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Granberry Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granberry Cemetery
- Oakey Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Oakey Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Oakey Grove Baptist Church Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the south of Abbeville.
- The Oakey Grove Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Oakey Grove Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25090 <5>
- Oaky Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Oaky Grove Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaky Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Balkum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Balkum Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balkum Cemetery
- Roeville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Roeville Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeville Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- West Side Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The West Side Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Side Cemetery
- East Side Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The East Side Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Side Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Culpepper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Culpepper Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culpepper Cemetery
- Pilgrims Rest Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Armstrong - Old Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Armstrong - Old Union Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong - Old Union Cemetery
- The Armstrong - Old Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26798 <5>
- Union Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
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] of the Tolbert Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Tolbert Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Newville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Newville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Capps
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Capps is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps
- Oakey Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Oakey Grove is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Grove
- Headland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Haleburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Haleburg is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haleburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
- Abbeville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kinsey
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Kinsey is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,293 people
- Graball
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Graball is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Former names for Graball:
- Hart's Crossroads
- Hudspeth's Crossroads
- Webb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Williams
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Williams is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams
- Bertha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bertha is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Napier Field
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Napier Field is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napier Field
- Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Grimes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grimes is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 556 people
- Barber
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Barber is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Columbia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Midland City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shorterville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shorterville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorterville
- Tidwell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tidwell is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidwell
- Dothan
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cowarts
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Clopton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clopton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Parish
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Mabson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Mabson is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabson
- Pinckard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Avon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Avon is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Ashford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Skipperville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Skipperville is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
- Ewell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
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 Tolbert Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Henry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Tolbert Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abbeville
- Ashford
- Dothan
- Headland
- Midland City
- Napier Field
- Newville
- Parish
- Pinckard
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 Tolbert Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Henry 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 Tolbert Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #142989 (Tolbert Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #142989 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: Henry
- Est. Elev: 89 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Newville
- Location given for Tolbert Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.4310048 Lon: -85.280489
- 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 Henry, 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 from Point A (ie- Tolbert 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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