A visit to the Town Creek 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 Town Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Town Creek Cemetery:
34.4915, -85.8189
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Town Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Town Creek Cemetery is located in DeKalb County<2>.
The county seat for DeKalb County is located in Fort Payne. Fort Payne lies just to the east southeast of the Town Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Town Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> of the Town Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Town Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Broadway Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mountain View Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Warren Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Warren Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Cemetery
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Herman Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Herman Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Corinth Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- Fyffe Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Green Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Lankford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hammack Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hammack Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammack Cemetery
- Glenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Green Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Green Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Unity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- Mahan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Mahan Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahan Cemetery
- Old Sardis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Old Sardis Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sardis Cemetery
- Husky Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Husky Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Husky Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Dean Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Dean Chapel Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean Chapel Cemetery
- Samples Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Samples Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samples Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Sulphur Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Town Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Town Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chavies
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Chavies is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Rainsville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Shiloh
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Shiloh is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Luna ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Luna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
- Pine Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Bootsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bootsville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootsville
- Sylvania
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
- Fyffe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Guest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Guest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guest
- Powell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Powell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
- Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
- Douglas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Douglas is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Fort Payne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Gibson Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Gibson Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Crossroads
- Luttrell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Luttrell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luttrell
- Rock City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Rock City is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Hix ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hix is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix
- Floy ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Floy is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floy
- Clyde ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Clyde is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Dutton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dutton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
- Dog Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dog Town is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Adamsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Adamsburg is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
- Henagar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Lakeview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Alpine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Alpine is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Cordell ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cordell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Section
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Town Creek Cemetery. The following communities are located in DeKalb County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Town Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fort Payne
- Fyffe
- Fyffe lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Town Creek Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Fyffe.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fyffe
- Rainsville
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 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 Town Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to DeKalb 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 Town Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1730312 (Town Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1730312 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: DeKalb
- Est. Elev: 391 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chavies
- Location given for Town Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4914758 Lon: -85.8188595
- 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 DeKalb, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Town Creek 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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