A visit to the Welcome Hill 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 Welcome Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Welcome Hill Cemetery:
34.2815, -85.7308
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Welcome Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Welcome Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.
The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Centre. Centre lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Welcome Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Welcome Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Welcome Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Welcome Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- New Testament Holiness Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Longshore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Longshore Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longshore Cemetery
- Tuckers Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Starling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Starling Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starling Cemetery
- Coffey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Coffey Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffey Cemetery
- Black Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Black Oak Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak Cemetery
- Mt. Vernon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Vernon Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Vernon Cemetery
- Sand Rock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sand Rock Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Daniels Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Daniels Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Cemetery
- Plunket Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Plunket Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plunket Cemetery
- Smith Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Smith Chapel Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Chapel Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mt. Lookout Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Lookout Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Lookout Cemetery
- Killian Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Killian Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Killian Cemetery
- Chesnut Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Chesnut Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesnut Cemetery
- Unity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- Hall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Hall Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
- New Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The New Bethel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bethel Cemetery
- Hunts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hunts Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Cemetery
- Yellow Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Yellow Creek Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek Cemetery
- Tates Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Tates Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tates Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Tates Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Centre.
- The Tates Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Tates Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26599 <5>
- Harris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill 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 Welcome Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Welcome Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sand Rock
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Mount Vernon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mount Vernon is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
- Lickskillet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Sigsbee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sigsbee is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
- Dog Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dog Town is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Anderson
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Leesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Taft
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- Collinsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cedar Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Blanche
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Adamsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Adamsburg is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Centre
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Gaylesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clyde ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clyde is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Turkey Town ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
- Douglas
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Douglas is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Pine Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Pine Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Bootsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bootsville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootsville
- Lawrence
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lawrence is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
- Ringgold
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Ringgold is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringgold
- Fort Payne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dawson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dawson is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Moshat
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Howells Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Howells Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells Crossroads
- Howells Crossroads has also been known as:
- Howells Cross Roads
- Luna ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Luna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
- Guest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Guest is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guest
- Cotnam
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cotnam is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotnam
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 Welcome Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Cherokee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Welcome Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cedar Bluff
- Centre
- Collinsville
- Fort Payne
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 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 Welcome Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Cherokee 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 Welcome Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #137005 (Welcome Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #137005 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: Cherokee
- Est. Elev: 295 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Little River
- Location given for Welcome Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.2814817 Lon: -85.7307995
- 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 Cherokee, 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 from Point A (ie- Welcome Hill 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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