A visit to the Troup 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 Troup Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Troup Cemetery:
34.5276, -86.7997
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Troup Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Troup Cemetery is located in Morgan County<2>.
The county seat for Morgan County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Troup Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Troup Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Troup Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Troup Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wright Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Wright Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
- Center Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Collier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
- Somerville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Somerville Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Houston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Houston Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
- Leemon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Leemon Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemon Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Breeding Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Breeding Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding Cemetery
- Winton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Winton Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Cemetery
- New Hope Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The New Hope Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located
- The New Hope Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Hope Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2401372 <5>
- Hunley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Ratliff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Ratliff Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratliff Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Shoal Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Shoal Creek Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek Cemetery
- New Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The New Center Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Center Cemetery
- New Center Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The New Center Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Center Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Breeding Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Breeding Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breeding Cemetery
- Batts - Ward Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Batts - Ward Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batts - Ward Cemetery
- Collier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Troup Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Troup Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Winton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Somerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Swancott
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Westlake
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Triana
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Priceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Valhermoso Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Burningtree Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Mooresville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hartselle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Florette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Belle Mina
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Flint City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Leesdale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Lacey's Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Decatur
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <6>
- Russell Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Falkville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Briscoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Madison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Simpson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Austinville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Eva
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Apple Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Morgan City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Whitesburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Orrville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Harris Station
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Moulton Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
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 Troup Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Morgan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Troup Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Decatur
- Falkville
- Hartselle
- Madison
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 professional and volunteer 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 Troup Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Morgan 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 Troup Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #128088 (Troup Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #128088 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: Morgan
- Est. Elev: 183 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mason Ridge
- Location given for Troup Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.5275928 Lon: -86.7997231
- 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 Morgan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Troup 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. |