A visit to the Universalist 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 Universalist Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Universalist Cemetery:
31.5877, -85.7249
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Universalist Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Universalist Cemetery is located in Dale County<2>.
The county seat for Dale County is located in Ozark. Ozark lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Universalist Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Universalist Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Universalist Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Universalist Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Richardson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Sammon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Sammon Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sammon Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Ridge Methodist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Pleasant Ridge Methodist Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge Methodist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Pleasant Ridge Methodist Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Ariton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2241409 <5>
- Center Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mossy Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mossy Grove Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Cemetery
- Holmes Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Holmes Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Holmes Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Holmes Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1179208 <5>
- Danner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Carr Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- Flowers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Flowers Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Flowers Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southeast of Brundidge.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22822 <5>
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Hamilton Crossroads Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Roeton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Roeton Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeton Cemetery
- New Tabernacle Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Post Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Post Oak Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Cemetery
- Adam Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Adam Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adam Cemetery
- Pea River Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Pea River Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea River Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Sutton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Sutton Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sutton Cemetery
- Dansby Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Dansby Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dansby Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Universalist Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Universalist Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Ariton
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ariton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Tennille
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tennille is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennille
- Elamville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Roeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Roeton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeton
- Java
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Java is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Arguta
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Arguta is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arguta
- Phillips Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Frisco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Frisco is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Tarentum
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tarentum is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
- Ozark
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Skipperville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Skipperville is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
- Brundidge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Clio
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Mabson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mabson is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabson
- Pronto
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pronto is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pronto
- Mixson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mixson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixson
- Blue Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Springs is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Ewell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
- Clintonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Buckhorn
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Buckhorn is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckhorn
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 Universalist Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Dale County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Universalist Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ariton
- Brundidge
- Clio
- Clio lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Universalist Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clio.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Louisville
- Ozark
- Ozark lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the South Southeast (SSE) of the Universalist Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ozark.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
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 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 Universalist Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Dale 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 Universalist Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #128363 (Universalist Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #128363 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: Dale
- Est. Elev: 152 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ariton
- Location given for Universalist Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.5876657 Lon: -85.7249407
- 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 Dale, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Universalist 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. |