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:
31.4382, -88.2717
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 Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Chatom. Chatom lies just to the north northeast of the Turner Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Turner Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Turner Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fairhope Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Fairhope Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhope Cemetery
- Spring Bank Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Spring Bank Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Bank Cemetery
- Richardson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Rutan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Rutan Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutan Cemetery
- Tibbie Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Tibbie Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbie Cemetery
- Howard Town Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Howard Town Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Town Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Laton Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Laton Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laton Hill Cemetery
- Old Methodist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Old Methodist Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Methodist Cemetery
- Yarbo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Yarbo Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarbo Cemetery
- Red Bank Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Red Bank Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank Cemetery
- South Oak Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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- Chalker Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Level Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Pine Level Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Gilley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Gilley Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilley Cemetery
- Rocky Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Rocky Ridge Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge Cemetery
- Barlow Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Barlow Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Cemetery
- New Haven Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The New Haven Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Yellowpine Community Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- The Yellowpine Community Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellowpine Community Cemetery
- The Yellowpine Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Yellow Pine Cemetery
- Yellow Pine Community Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27223 <5>
- Four Points Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Four Points Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points 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 Turner Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Turner Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chatom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tibbie
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Tibbie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbie
- Hobson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hobson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
- Yellow Pine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Yellow Pine is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
- Barlow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Barlow is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
- Seaboard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Seaboard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
- Fruitdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fruitdale is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitdale
- State Line
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- State Line is located in Greene County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
- Escatawpa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Escatawpa is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Vinegar Bend
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
- Hawthorn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hawthorn is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn
- Copeland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Copeland is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Millry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Healing Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Healing Springs is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
- Bigbee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bigbee is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee
- Wagarville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bassetts Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bassetts Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassetts Creek
- Saint Stephen's
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mehaffey ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mehaffey is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehaffey
- Deer Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Deer Park is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Sims Chapel
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sims Chapel is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
- Sunflower
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Sunflower is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Frankville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Frankville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
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. The following communities are located in Washington 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 first turn to 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 Washington 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 #128189 (Turner Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #128189 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: Washington
- Est. Elev: 67 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chatom
- Location given for Turner Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.4382219 Lon: -88.2716786
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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 Washington, 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- 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. |