A visit to the Wilkerson 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 Wilkerson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilkerson Cemetery:
31.6213, -85.4383
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilkerson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wilkerson Cemetery is located in Barbour County<2>.
The county seat for Barbour County is located in Clayton. Clayton lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the north of the Wilkerson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wilkerson 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 Wilkerson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilkerson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Tew Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Clopton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Clopton Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton Cemetery
- Shiloh Word Fellowship
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Springhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Springhill Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill Cemetery
- Bethel Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Magnolia UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Magnolia UMC Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia UMC Cemetery
- The Magnolia UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Magnolia Memorial Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24172 <5>
- Peniel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Peniel Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peniel Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Anderson Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Cemetery
- Abbeville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Abbeville Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbeville Cemetery
- Edwin Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Edwin Community Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwin Community Cemetery
- The Edwin Community Cemetery has also been known as:
- Edwin Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22645 <5>
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Prospect Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Helms Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Helms Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helms Cemetery
- Beersheba Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Beersheba Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beersheba Cemetery
- Dykes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Dykes Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Texasville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Texasville Cemetery is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texasville Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wilkerson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilkerson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Clopton
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Clopton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
- Bertha
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bertha is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bertha
- Blue Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Springs is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Skipperville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Skipperville is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipperville
- Arguta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Arguta is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arguta
- Graball
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Graball is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Former names for Graball:
- Hart's Crossroads
- Hudspeth's Crossroads
- Phillips Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Phillips Crossroads is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Crossroads
- Capps
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Capps is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capps
- Abbeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Clio
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mabson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mabson is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabson
- Oakey Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oakey Grove is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakey Grove
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Bakerhill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bakerhill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakerhill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 229 people
- Louisville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Louisville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Elamville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Elamville is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elamville
- Ewell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ewell is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewell
- Newville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Newville is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 510 people
- Ozark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ariton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ariton is located in Dale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ariton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 736 people
- Screamer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Screamer is located in Henry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Screamer
- Clayton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cotton Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Hill is located in Barbour County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
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 Wilkerson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Barbour County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilkerson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Abbeville
- Ariton
- Clio
- Clio lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Wilkerson Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Clio.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clio
- Headland
- Louisville
- Newville
- Ozark
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 professional and volunteer 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 Wilkerson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Barbour 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 Wilkerson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #134837 (Wilkerson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #134837 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: Barbour
- Est. Elev: 150 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clopton
- Location given for Wilkerson Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.6212778 Lon: -85.438271
- 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 Barbour, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wilkerson 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. |