A visit to the Turner 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 Turner Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Turner Cemetery:
34.7776, -87.0336
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Turner Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Turner Cemetery is located in Limestone County<2>.
The county seat for Limestone County is located in Athens. Athens lies just to the east northeast of the Turner Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Turner Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Turner Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Limestone Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Limestone Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Cemetery
- Sunny Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Sunny Hill Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hill Cemetery
- McKinney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The McKinney Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKinney Cemetery
- Valley View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Valley View Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley View Cemetery
- Farrow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Farrow Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farrow Cemetery
- Yarbrough Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Yarbrough Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbrough Cemetery
- Round Island Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Round Island Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Island Cemetery
- Burrell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Burrell Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrell Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Riddle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Riddle Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle Cemetery
- Proctor Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Proctor Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor Cemetery
- O'Neal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Collier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
- Davchport Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Davchport Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davchport Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Davchport Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the west of Athens.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22434 <5>
- Pleasant Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Poplar Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Poplar Creek Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Nebo Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Nebo Church Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo Church Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Tanner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Tanner Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Cemetery
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- West Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The West Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Cemetery
- Roselawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Limestone 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 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Turner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Turner Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Athens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tanner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ripley
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Poplar Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Country Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Hay's Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Lentzville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Orrville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Harris Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Garner ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Fairmount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Cairo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Elkmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hillsboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Moulton Heights
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Belle Mina
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Confluence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Simpson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Decatur
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Mooresville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Capshaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Estep ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
- Dells Vista Shores
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Dells Vista Shores is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dells Vista Shores
- Austinville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Center Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Pettusville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
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 Turner Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Limestone County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Turner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Turner Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Limestone 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 Turner Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #128194 (Turner Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #128194 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: Limestone
- Est. Elev: 220 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ripley
- Location given for Turner Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7775886 Lon: -87.0336211
- 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 Limestone, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Turner 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. |