A visit to the Turkestan 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 Turkestan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Turkestan Cemetery:
31.7802, -87.1522
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Turkestan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Turkestan Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Monroeville. Monroeville lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Turkestan Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Turkestan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Turkestan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pineville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Pineville Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville Cemetery
- Pineville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Pineville Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville Cemetery
- Grimes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Grimes Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes Cemetery
- Savannah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Savannah Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savannah Cemetery
- Turnbull Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Turnbull Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnbull Cemetery
- McWilliams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- St. Matthews Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The St. Matthews Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Matthews Cemetery
- Pineview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pineview Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineview Cemetery
- Buena Vista Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Buena Vista Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista Cemetery
- Basidonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Basidonia Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basidonia Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Midway Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Shiloh Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Lone Star Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Lone Star Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star Cemetery
- Apple Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Apple Grove Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Pine Orchard Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Pine Orchard Cemetery is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Jenkins Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Solomon Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Solomon Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon Cemetery
- Beard Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Beard Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Turkestan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Turkestan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Pineville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pineville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Beatrice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- McWilliams
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- McWilliams is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McWilliams
- Buena Vista
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Buena Vista is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Lovan ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lovan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovan
- Natchez
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Natchez is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
- Schuster
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Schuster is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schuster
- Caledonia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Caledonia is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Pine Orchard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pine Orchard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- Tunnel Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Tunnel Springs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Springs
- Former name for Tunnel Springs:
- Kempsville
- Oak Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23 people
- Vredenburgh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Vredenburgh is located in Monroe County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Ramah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ramah is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah
- Pine Apple
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Apple is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Apple
- Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
- Awin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Awin is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Awin
- Estelle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Estelle is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Commerce
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Commerce is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce
- Mixonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mixonville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixonville
- Hybart
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hybart is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybart
- Peterman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Peterman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterman
- Franklin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Franklin is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Burnt Corn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Burnt Corn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Corn
- Nellie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Nellie is located in Wilcox County
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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 Turkestan Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Turkestan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Turkestan Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 Turkestan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #136643 (Turkestan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #136643 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 91 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Nadawah
- Location given for Turkestan Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.7801541 Lon: -87.1522078
- 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 Monroe, 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 from Point A (ie- Turkestan 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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