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Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the University Highway Cemetery

Lat:   32.7140°   (32° 42' 50")

Lon:   -86.8289°   (-86° 49' 44")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Chilton County
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Chilton County
  • Alpine Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alpine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alpine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Alpine Cemetery is located in Chilton County
  • Vermont Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vermont Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vermont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Vermont Cemetery is located in Chilton County
  • Foshee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foshee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foshee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Foshee Cemetery is located in Chilton County
  • Foshee Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foshee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foshee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Foshee Cemetery is located in Chilton County
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Chilton County
  • Sardis Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sardis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sardis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sardis Cemetery is located in Chilton County
  • Donavan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Donavan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Donavan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Donavan Cemetery is located in Chilton County
  • Stanton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stanton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Stanton Cemetery is located in Chilton County
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Chilton County
  • Maplesville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maplesville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maplesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Maplesville Cemetery is located in Chilton County
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Chilton County
    • Plantersville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plantersville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plantersville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Plantersville Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Coee Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coee Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Coee Cemetery is located in Autauga County
    • New Cedron Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Cedron Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Cedron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Cedron Cemetery is located in Chilton County
    • Antioch Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Antioch Cemetery is located in Chilton County
    • New Harmony Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Harmony Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Chilton County
    • Old Maplesville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Maplesville Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Maplesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Maplesville Cemetery is located in Chilton County
    • New Convert Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Convert Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Convert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Convert Cemetery is located in Chilton County
    • Harris Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Harris Cemetery is located in Chilton County
    • Peeples Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Peeples Cemetery
      • The Peeples Cemetery is located in Dallas County
    • Carter Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Carter Cemetery is located in Autauga County
    • Billingsley Baptist Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Billingsley Baptist Cemetery
      • The Billingsley Baptist Cemetery is located in Autauga County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Billingsley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Billingsley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Billingsley Cemetery is located in Chilton County
    • McCord Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Mt. Nebo Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Nebo Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Nebo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Chilton County
    • Old Mt. Nebo Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Mt. Nebo Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Mt. Nebo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Chilton County
    • Reeds Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reeds Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reeds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reeds Cemetery is located in Chilton County

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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Adams. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
    • Adams is located in Chilton County
  • Stanton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
    • Stanton is located in Chilton County
  • Maplesville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Riderville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Riderville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderville
    • Riderville is located in Chilton County
  • Plantersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
    • Plantersville is located in Dallas County
  • Billingsley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Vine Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Vine Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
    • Vine Hill is located in Autauga County
  • Jones
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
    • Jones is located in Autauga County
  • Haynes
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Haynes. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
    • Haynes is located in Autauga County
  • Tucker
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker
    • Tucker is located in Bibb County
  • Fremont
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
    • Fremont is located in Autauga County
  • Lawley
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawley
    • Lawley is located in Bibb County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Randolph
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
      • Randolph is located in Bibb County
    • Active
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Active. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Active
      • Active is located in Bibb County
    • Oakmulgee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmulgee
      • Oakmulgee is located in Perry County
    • White City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Autauga County
    • Clanton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clanton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clanton
      • Clanton is located in Chilton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,764 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clanton <7>
    • Independence
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Independence. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
      • Independence is located in Autauga County
    • Thorsby
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Burnsville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
      • Burnsville is located in Dallas County
    • Statesville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Statesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
      • Statesville is located in Autauga County
    • Jemison
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Bethlehem
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
      • Bethlehem is located in Perry County

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.

  • Clanton
  • Thorsby
    • Thorsby lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the University Highway Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Thorsby.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorsby

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 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:

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: GNIS record #151491 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Pletcher
    • County: Chilton         Elev: 141
    • Location given for GNIS #151491 (University Highway Cemetery)

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

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 drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the University Highway Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7140, Longitude: -86.8289       In this case, the coordinates for the University Highway Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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