A visit to the Waycross 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 Waycross Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Waycross Cemetery:
32.8301, -87.4383
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Waycross Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Waycross Cemetery is located in Perry County<2>.
The county seat for Perry County is located in Marion. Marion lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Waycross Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Waycross Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Waycross Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Waycross Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Old Shiloh Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Shiloh Cemetery
- New Shiloh Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The New Shiloh Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Shiloh Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- New Hope Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Faith Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Faith Chapel Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faith Chapel Cemetery
- Salem Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Salem Church Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Church Cemetery is located between<5> the communities of Greensboro and Centreville. The cemetery lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northeast of Greensboro.
- The Salem Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Ivey Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1977787 <6>
- Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Holley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Holley Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley Cemetery
- Chambers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Chambers Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Mt. Ivah Bible Methodist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Ivah Bible Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Ivah Bible Methodist Church Cemetery
- The Mt. Ivah Bible Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Ivah Cemetery
- Mt. Ivah Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2333388 <6>
- Pine Flat Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Pine Flat Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Flat Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Burrough Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Burrough Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrough Cemetery
- Burroughs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Burroughs Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burroughs Cemetery
- Mt. Herman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Herman Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Herman Cemetery
- Fellowship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Cemetery
- Ramey Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Harmony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The New Harmony Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony Cemetery
- Mulberry Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mulberry Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Waycross Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Waycross Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Brush Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Brush Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Morgan Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Morgan Springs is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Springs
- Phipps ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Phipps is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Pondville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pondville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- Jericho
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jericho is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Greensboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rosemary
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rosemary is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
- Egypt ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Duncanville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Duncanville is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncanville
- Marion
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pearson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Pearson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Hagler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hagler is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Moundville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Powers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Powers is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Sprott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sprott is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
- Sawyerville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Newbern
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Newbern is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Brent
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Akron
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Bethlehem
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Centreville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Centreville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
- East Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- East Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Town
- Scottsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Scottsville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Oak Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Oak Village is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Village
- Cedarville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cedarville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
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 Waycross Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Perry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Waycross Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Centreville
- Greensboro
- Marion
- Moundville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Waycross Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Perry 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 Waycross Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1805714 (Waycross Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1805714 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: Perry
- Est. Elev: 112 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Hogglesville
- Location given for Waycross Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.8301273 Lon: -87.4383359
- 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 Perry, 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 from Point A (ie- Waycross 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Greensboro and Centreville. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <6> | 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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