A visit to the Waverly Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Waverly Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Waverly Cemetery (FG ID #26974).
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 Waverly Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Waverly Cemetery:
32.7342, -85.5732
The Waverly Cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Opelika. Opelika lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Waverly Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Waverly Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Waverly Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Waverly Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Canaan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Canaan Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Cemetery
- Gold Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Maddox Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Smith - Willoughby Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rowells Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Rowells Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowells Cemetery
- Peace & Goodwill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Meadows - Robinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- New Canaan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The New Canaan Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canaan Cemetery
- McCord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The McCord Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord Cemetery
- Roxana Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Roxana Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Roxanna Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Roxanna Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxanna Cemetery
- Daniel - Caldwell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ridge Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Ridge Grove Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Farmville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Holley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Holley Cemetery is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley Cemetery
- Frank McGuire Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Flat Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oak Bowery Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- St. Luke CME Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Spratling Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Spratling Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spratling Cemetery
- Sturkie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Sturkie Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturkie 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 Waverly Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Waverly Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Waverly
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Waverly is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Roxana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Bottle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Slaughters ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Loachapoka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Blackman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Agricola
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ridgewood Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Ridgewood Village is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
- Auburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Church Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gwen Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Boyds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Opelika
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dadeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dudleyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Notasulga
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Erie ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Erie is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Liberty City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty City is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty City
- Chewacla
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cusseta
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- LaFayette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Susannah ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Reeltown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Waverly Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Waverly Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auburn
- Camp Hill
- Dadeville
- Erie - Historic
- LaFayette
- Notasulga
- Opelika
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 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 Waverly Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lee 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 Waverly Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #26974
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #138335 (Waverly Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #138335 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: Lee
- Est. Elev: 234 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Waverly
- Location given for Waverly Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.7345746 Lon: -85.5730079
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Lee, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Waverly 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. |