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:
31.5129, -87.3800
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 Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Monroeville. Monroeville lies just to the east northeast of the Wiggins Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wiggins Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wiggins Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Old Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Old Salem Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Salem Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Carry Mt. Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Carry Mt. Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carry Mt. Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Excel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Excel Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excel Cemetery
- New Home Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The New Home Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Home Cemetery
- Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Ridge Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Cemetery
- McConnico Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The McConnico Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McConnico Cemetery
- Baas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Baas Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baas Cemetery
- Daily Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Daily Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daily Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- McMillan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The McMillan Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMillan Cemetery
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mars Hill Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Claiborne Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Claiborne Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne Cemetery
- Coleman Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Coleman Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Cemetery
- Limestone Faulk Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rumbley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Rumbley Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rumbley Cemetery
- Bryant - Deer Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beulah Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Mexia
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mexia is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
- Ollie
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ollie is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
- Monroeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Frisco City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Excel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Excel is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Perdue Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Perdue Hill is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Hill
- Peterman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peterman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterman
- Claiborne
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Claiborne is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- Megargel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Megargel is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Megargel
- Scratch Ankle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Scratch Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Ankle
- Repton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bermuda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Bermuda is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bermuda
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Finchburg ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Finchburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchburg
- Goodway
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Goodway is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodway
- Tunnel Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tunnel Springs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Springs
- Former name for Tunnel Springs:
- Kempsville
- Burnt Corn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Burnt Corn is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Corn
- Franklin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Franklin is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Barlow Bend
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Barlow Bend is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Bend
- Ramah
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ramah is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah
- Uriah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Range
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Range is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
- Lenox
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belleville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Belleville is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belleville
- Pine Orchard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Orchard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- Natchez
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Natchez is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
- Lovan ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lovan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovan
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 Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wiggins Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Claiborne
- Frisco City
- Monroeville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Monroe 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 #154589 (Wiggins Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #154589 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 129 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mexia
- Location given for Wiggins Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.5129402 Lon: -87.3799868
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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 Monroe, 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' (or 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- 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |