A visit to the Valley Grove 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 Valley Grove Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Valley Grove Cemetery:
33.4182, -85.5511
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Valley Grove Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Valley Grove Cemetery is located in Randolph County<2>.
The county seat for Randolph County is located in Wedowee. Wedowee lies just to the south southeast of the Valley Grove Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Valley Grove Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Valley Grove Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Valley Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Fowler Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Fowler Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fowler Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the northwest of Wedowee.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22867 <5>
- Corinth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Union Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Old Cool Spring Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Hepsabah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Hepsabah Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hepsabah Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Gilead Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Gilead Cemetery
- Mt. Gilread Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Antioch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Dinglers Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Delta Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Delta Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Delta Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Delta.
- Black Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McCollum Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The McCollum Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCollum Cemetery
- Boozer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Boozer Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boozer Cemetery
- Liberty Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Grove Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove Cemetery
- Beason Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Beason Grove Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beason Grove Cemetery
- Greens Chapel Church Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ragan Chapel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Bear Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Bear Creek Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Creek Cemetery
- Rice Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Rice Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Valley Grove Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Valley Grove Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Milner
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Milner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milner
- Morrison Crossroad
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Morrison Crossroad is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Crossroad
- Rockdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rockdale is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Christiana
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Christiana is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Cambridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cambridge is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cambridge
- Micaville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Micaville is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micaville
- Newell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Newell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell
- Ofelia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ofelia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
- Wedowee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hollis Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hollis Crossroads is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Crossroads
- Delta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Woodland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Barfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Corbin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Corbin is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Haynes Crossroad
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- Hightower
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hightower is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Abel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Lineville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cragford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- West
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- West is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- Graham
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Graham is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Ranburne
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elder
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Sewell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Sewell is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
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 Valley Grove Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Randolph County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Valley Grove 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 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 Valley Grove Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Randolph 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 Valley Grove Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1730322 (Valley Grove Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1730322 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: Randolph
- Est. Elev: 309 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Micaville
- Location given for Valley Grove Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.418168 Lon: -85.5510665
- 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 Randolph, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Valley Grove 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. |