A visit to the West Point 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 West Point Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the West Point Cemetery:
34.4518, -86.6472
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the West Point Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The West Point Cemetery is located in Morgan County<2>.
The county seat for Morgan County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<3> to the west northwest of the West Point Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the West Point Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the West Point Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from West Point Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Edmonson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Edmonson Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson Cemetery
- Pines Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Pines Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pines Cemetery
- Morrow Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Morrow Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow Cemetery
- Lamons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Lamons Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamons Cemetery
- Prince Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Prince Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Redoak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Redoak Grove Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redoak Grove Cemetery
- Forman Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Forman Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forman Cemetery
- Compton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Compton Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton Cemetery
- Pine Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Pine Ridge Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge Cemetery
- New Canaan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Canaan Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canaan Cemetery
- Saints Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Saints Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saints Cemetery
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- Chunns Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Chunns Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunns Cemetery
- Valhermoso Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Kyle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Kyle Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle Cemetery
- Blue Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Blue Springs Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs Cemetery
- Center Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Center Grove Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Tabor Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Tabor Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Tabor Cemetery
- Rescue Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Rescue Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rescue Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Thomas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the West Point Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from West Point Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Briscoe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Florette
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Apple Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Morgan City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Valhermoso Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lacey's Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ryan Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Ruth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ruth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Winton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Somerville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Hog Jaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
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- Whitesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Eva
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hulaco
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Pine Lake Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
- Triana
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Joppa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Union Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Arab
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- English Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Swancott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Baileyton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Grassy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
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 West Point Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Morgan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The West Point Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arab
- Arab lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the West Point Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Arab.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arab
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 either 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 West Point 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 West Point Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #139640 (West Point Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #139640 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: 370 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Center Grove
- Location given for West Point Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4517596 Lon: -86.6472168
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- West Point 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. |