A visit to the Vaughn 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 Vaughn Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Vaughn Cemetery:
34.8254, -87.7920
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Vaughn Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County<2>.
The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Florence. Florence lies just to the east southeast of the Vaughn Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Vaughn Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Vaughn Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Winbourn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Winbourn Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
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- Simpson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Simpson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson Cemetery
- Flint Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Flint Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Cemetery
- Pearson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Pearson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Peters Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Peters Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cemetery
- Duncan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Duncan Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan Cemetery
- Lipscomb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Lipscomb Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb Cemetery
- Noel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Noel Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel Cemetery
- Cunningham Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cunningham Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cunningham Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Peters Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Peters Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Anderson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Sherrod Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Sherrod Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherrod Cemetery
- Rowell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Rowell Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowell Cemetery
- Woodland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Woodland Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Cemetery
- Smith Bottom Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Smith Bottom Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Bottom Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- George Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The George Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons 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 Vaughn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Vaughn Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Green Tree ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Cypress Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- McGee Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- McGee Town is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Town
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Sheffield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Canaan ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Canaan is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Florence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gatesville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gatesville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- South Florence
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Mars Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Cloverdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Threet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Threet is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Threet
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Tuscumbia
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jacksonburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Red Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Red Rock is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Wilson Dam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
- Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
- Muscle Shoals
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bainbridge ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bainbridge is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Saint Florian
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Cherokee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Zip City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Zip City is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zip City
- Ingleton ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ingleton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
- Cypress Inn
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cypress Inn is located in Wayne County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Inn
- White House Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- White House Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Springs
- Nitrate City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bailey Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
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 Vaughn Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lauderdale County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Vaughn Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bailey Springs
- Cherokee
- Florence
- Muscle Shoals
- Sheffield
- Tuscumbia
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Vaughn Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lauderdale 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 Vaughn Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #128421 (Vaughn Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #128421 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: Lauderdale
- Est. Elev: 168 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Sinking Creek
- Location given for Vaughn Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8253655 Lon: -87.7919753
- 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 Lauderdale, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Vaughn 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |