A visit to the Turney 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 Turney Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Turney Cemetery:
34.3648, -86.7956
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Turney Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Turney Cemetery is located in Morgan County<2>.
The county seat for Morgan County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Turney Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Turney Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Turney Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Turney Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Key Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Key Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Childers Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Childers Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childers Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Key Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Key Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Cemetery
- Negro Mountain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Eva Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Eva Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eva Cemetery
- Lawrence Cove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Garner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Brindley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Brindley Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brindley Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Enon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- Hamby Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hamby Chapel Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamby Chapel Cemetery
- Daniels Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Daniels Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Daniels Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Daniels Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22419 <5>
- Harmony Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Garner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Turney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Turney Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Eva
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lacon
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lacon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
- Florette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Leesdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Falkville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Somerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Vinemont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Vinemont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
- Hartselle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Simcoe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Fairview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Ryan Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Apple Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Winton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Hulaco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Valhermoso Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Plains
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- West Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- West Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- East Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- East Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Point
- Baileyton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Priceville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burningtree Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Cullman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Berlin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Berlin is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
- Hog Jaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
- Ruth
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ruth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Briscoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
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 Turney 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 Turney Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cullman
- Falkville
- Hartselle
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Turney 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 Turney Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #128203 (Turney Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #128203 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: 266 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Eva
- Location given for Turney Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3648176 Lon: -86.7955562
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Turney 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. |