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A visit to the Visitation Monastery 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 Visitation Monastery Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Visitation Monastery Cemetery:

30.6940, -88.0918

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Visitation Monastery Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Visitation Monastery Cemetery is located in Mobile County<2>.

The county seat for Mobile County is located in Mobile. Mobile lies just to the east of the Visitation Monastery Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Visitation Monastery Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> of the Visitation Monastery Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Visitation Monastery Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Gethsemane Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Green Mount Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Green Mount Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mount Cemetery
  • Carmelite Monastery Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
    • The Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Catholic Cemetery of Mobile
    • Mobile Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22009 <5>
  • Oaklawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
  • St. Austin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Old Spring Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Jesuit Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Jesuit Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesuit Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Reformed Temple Jewish Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Reformed Temple Jewish Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reformed Temple Jewish Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Reformed Temple Jewish Cemetery is located in Mobile.
  • Ahavas Chesed Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Ahavas Chesed Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahavas Chesed Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ahavas Chesed Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Mobile.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2194772 <5>
  • Jewish Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Jewish Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Little Magnolia Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Little Magnolia Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Magnolia Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Magnolia Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Mobile.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24046 <5>
    • Sha'arai Shomayim Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Sha'arai Shomayim Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sha'arai Shomayim Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sha'arai Shomayim Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Mobile.
      • The Sha'arai Shomayim Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Sha'arai Shomayim Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2279783 <5>
    • Mobile National Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mobile National Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile National Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mobile National Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Mobile.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109427 <5>
    • Magnolia Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Magnolia Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Mobile.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24167 <5>
    • Church Street Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • The Church Street Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Street Cemetery
    • Spanish Burial Grounds
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • The Spanish Burial Grounds is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Burial Grounds
    • Newell Family Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Newell Family Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell Family Cemetery
    • Wolf Ridge Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Wolf Ridge Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Ridge Cemetery
    • Sand Town Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • The Sand Town Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Town Cemetery
    • Plateau Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Plateau Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau Cemetery
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh 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 Visitation Monastery Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Visitation Monastery Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Mobile
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Prichard
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Country Club Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Country Club Village is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Village
  • Eight Mile
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Chickasaw
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Tillmans Corner
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Tillmans Corner is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillmans Corner
  • Saraland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Spanish Fort
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Theodore
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Park City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Park City is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
  • Satsuma
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Semmes
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Daphne
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Bromley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Bromley is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
    • Bellefontaine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Bellefontaine is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefontaine
    • Montrose
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Creola
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Creola is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
    • Irvington
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Saint Elmo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Saint Elmo is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
    • Fairhope
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Axis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Axis is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axis

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 Visitation Monastery Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mobile County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Visitation Monastery Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Daphne
    • Daphne lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Visitation Monastery Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Daphne.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daphne
  • Fairhope
  • Mobile
    • Mobile lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the East (E) of the Visitation Monastery Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mobile.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile
  • Prichard

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Visitation Monastery Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Alabama:
  • Pages specific to Mobile 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 Visitation Monastery Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2579088  (Visitation Monastery Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2579088 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: Mobile
      • Topo Map Name: Mobile
      • Location given for Visitation Monastery Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.693955     Lon: -88.0918289
      • 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 Mobile, 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- Visitation Monastery 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.
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