A visit to the Wiggins 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 Wiggins Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wiggins Cemetery:
34.6398, -86.7519
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wiggins Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wiggins Cemetery is located in Madison County<2>.
The county seat for Madison County is located in Huntsville. Huntsville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast of the Wiggins Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 35 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Wiggins Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wiggins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rowe Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Rowe Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Cemetery
- Barclay - Teney Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Arnett Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Arnett Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett Cemetery
- Jamar Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Jamar Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamar Cemetery
- Powhatan - Toney Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gowan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Gowan Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowan Cemetery
- Inman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Inman Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman Cemetery
- Withers Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Withers Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Withers Cemetery
- Blackwell - Collier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Batts - Ward Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Batts - Ward Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batts - Ward Cemetery
- Triana Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Triana Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana Cemetery
- Groves Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Groves Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves Cemetery
- Continue List (23 more) ...
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Hancock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hancock Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock Cemetery
- Lipscomb Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lipscomb Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb Cemetery
- Green Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Green Grove Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove Cemetery
- Faith Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bibb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bibb Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibb Cemetery
- Washington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Whitworth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Whitworth Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitworth Cemetery
- Palmer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Palmer Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer Cemetery
- Peete Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ragland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ashford - Tate Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ashford - Tate Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashford - Tate Cemetery
- The Ashford - Tate Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ashford Cemetery
- Tate Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21334 <5>
- New Hope Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The New Hope Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located
- The New Hope Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Hope Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2401372 <5>
- Collier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
- New Triana Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The New Triana Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Triana Cemetery
- Lanier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lanier Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanier Cemetery
- Lanier Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Lanier Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanier Cemetery
- Farley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Farley Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farley Cemetery
- Gooch - Dublin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Royal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Royal Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Cemetery
- Camper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Camper Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camper Cemetery
- Madison Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Madison Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison 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 Wiggins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wiggins Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Swancott
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Triana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Madison
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Westlake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Belle Mina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Mooresville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Winton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Chelsea
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Rideout Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rideout Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rideout Village
- Capshaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Capshaw is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capshaw
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Garner ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Valhermoso Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- English Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Huntsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Monrovia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Monrovia is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Priceville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Somerville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Lacey's Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitesburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Lincoln
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Burningtree Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Greenwycke Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
- Jeff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jeff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
- Orrville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Harris Station
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
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 Wiggins Cemetery. The following communities are located in Madison County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wiggins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Wiggins Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Madison 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 Wiggins Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #128941 (Wiggins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #128941 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: Madison
- Est. Elev: 177 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Greenbrier
- Location given for Wiggins Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6398139 Lon: -86.7519431
- 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 Madison, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wiggins 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |