A visit to the Willingham 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 Willingham Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Willingham Cemetery:
33.5646, -87.6061
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Willingham Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Willingham Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County<2>.
The county seat for Tuscaloosa County is located in Tuscaloosa. Tuscaloosa lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the south of the Willingham Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Willingham Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Willingham Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Johnson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Simmons Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Simmons Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmons Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Dawson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Dawson Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Sulphur Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sterling Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Sterling Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Adams - Pinion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Adams - Pinion Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams - Pinion Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Adams - Pinion Cemetery is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the southwest of Berry.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21190 <5>
- Boone Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Boone Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Cemetery
- Camp Ground Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Camp Ground Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Ground Cemetery
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- Stanley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Willingham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Willingham Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willingham Cemetery
- Utley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Utley Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utley Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- New Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The New Chapel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Chapel Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Walton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Walton Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Cemetery
- Oregonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oregonia Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregonia Cemetery
- Madison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Madison Cemetery is located in Fayette 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 20 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Willingham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Willingham Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- New Lexington
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Berry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bankston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Alta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Samantha
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Patton Junction ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Patton Junction is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
- Corona
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Corona is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Rossland City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rossland City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
- Patton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Patton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Old Town
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Old Town is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Fayette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Oakman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oakman is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Former names for Oakman:
- Day's Gap
- Marietta
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakman <6>
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- Coal Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- Lubbub
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Ashcraft Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Echola
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Echola is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echola
- Lake Front Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Lake Front Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Front Village
- Belk
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Belk is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Townley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Townley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
- Kennedy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
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 Willingham Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tuscaloosa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Willingham Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Berry
- Kennedy
- Oakman
- Patton Junction - Historic
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 helpful 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 Willingham Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Tuscaloosa 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 Willingham Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #129043 (Willingham Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #129043 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: Tuscaloosa
- Est. Elev: 122 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Berry SE
- Location given for Willingham Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.5645569 Lon: -87.6061198
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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 Tuscaloosa, 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 from Point A (ie- Willingham 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. |