A visit to the University Highway 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 University Highway Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the University Highway Cemetery:
32.7140, -86.8289
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the University Highway Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The University Highway Cemetery is located in Chilton County<2>.
The county seat for Chilton County is located in Clanton. Clanton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the University Highway Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the University Highway Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the University Highway Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from University Highway Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Alpine Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Alpine Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine Cemetery
- Vermont Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Vermont Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont Cemetery
- Foshee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Foshee Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foshee Cemetery
- Foshee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Foshee Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foshee Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Donavan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Donavan Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donavan Cemetery
- Stanton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Stanton Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Maplesville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Maplesville Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Plantersville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Coee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Coee Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coee Cemetery
- New Cedron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The New Cedron Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cedron Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- New Harmony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony Cemetery
- Old Maplesville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Convert Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The New Convert Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Convert Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Peeples Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Peeples Cemetery is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeples Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Billingsley Baptist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Billingsley Baptist Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsley Baptist Cemetery
- The Billingsley Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Billingsley Church of God Cemetery
- Patillo Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2233578 <5>
- Billingsley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Billingsley Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsley Cemetery
- McCord Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Old Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Old Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Reeds Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Reeds Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds 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 University Highway Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from University Highway Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Adams
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Adams is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Stanton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stanton is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Maplesville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Riderville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Riderville is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderville
- Plantersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Plantersville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Billingsley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vine Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Vine Hill is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
- Jones
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jones is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Haynes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Haynes is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Tucker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tucker is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
- Fremont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Fremont is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Lawley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lawley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawley
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Randolph
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Randolph is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Active
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Active is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Active
- Oakmulgee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oakmulgee is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmulgee
- White City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- White City is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Clanton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Independence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Independence is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Thorsby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burnsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Burnsville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Statesville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Statesville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Jemison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bethlehem
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
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 University Highway Cemetery. The following communities are located in Chilton County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The University Highway 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 University Highway Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Chilton 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 University Highway Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #151491 (University Highway Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #151491 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: Chilton
- Est. Elev: 141 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Pletcher
- Location given for University Highway Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.7140182 Lon: -86.8288756
- 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 Chilton, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- University Highway 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. |