A visit to the Waugh 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 Waugh Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Waugh Cemetery:
34.4331, -86.8275
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Waugh Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Waugh Cemetery is located in Morgan County<2>.
The county seat for Morgan County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Waugh Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Waugh Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Waugh Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Waugh Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Garner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Cemetery
- Garner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Garner Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner Cemetery
- Bethlehem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Tabor Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Hartselle.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24749 <5>
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- New Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Center Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Center Cemetery
- New Center Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Center Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Center Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Key Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Key Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Campbell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Campbell Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Cemetery
- Somerville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Somerville Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville Cemetery
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Slayton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Slayton Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slayton Cemetery
- Reeves Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Reeves Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves Cemetery
- Negro Mountain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Key Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Key Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Houston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Houston Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Cemetery
- Shoal Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shoal Creek Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek Cemetery
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Cook Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Cook Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Cemetery
- Turney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Turney Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turney Cemetery
- Childers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Childers Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childers Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Leemon Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Leemon Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leemon Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Waugh Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Waugh Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Somerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Leesdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Falkville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Winton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Hartselle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lacon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lacon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
- Florette
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Priceville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burningtree Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Eva
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Valhermoso Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Cedar Plains
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Flint City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Westlake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Triana
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Swancott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Apple Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Russell Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Mooresville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Vinemont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- South Vinemont
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
- Ryan Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Briscoe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
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 Waugh Cemetery. The following communities are located in Morgan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Waugh 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 Waugh Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Morgan 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 Waugh Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #153903 (Waugh Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #153903 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: Morgan
- Est. Elev: 199 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Somerville
- Location given for Waugh Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.43315 Lon: -86.827502
- 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 Morgan, 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- Waugh 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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