A visit to the Willis 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 Willis Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Willis Cemetery:
34.9856, -85.8861
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Willis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Willis Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Scottsboro. Scottsboro lies 23 miles [37 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Willis Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Willis Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Willis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Willis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gonce Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Gonce Cemetery is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonce Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hoosier Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hoosier Cemetery is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoosier Cemetery
- Crownover Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Crownover Cemetery is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crownover Cemetery
- Abbott Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lynch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lynch Cemetery is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynch Cemetery
- Cumberland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Cumberland Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Cemetery
- Jacoway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Jacoway Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacoway Cemetery
- Red Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
- Sikes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Sikes Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sikes Cemetery
- Talley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Talley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley Cemetery
- McCrary Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The McCrary Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCrary Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Austin - Cameron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McMahan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The McMahan Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMahan Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- Sherwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Sherwood Cemetery is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Cemetery
- Willard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Willard Cemetery is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
- Presley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Presley Cemetery is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Presley Cemetery
- Round Cove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Round Cove Cemetery is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Cove Cemetery
- Champion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Champion Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Cemetery
- Matthews Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Matthews Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matthews Cemetery
- Helton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Helton Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helton Cemetery
- Carr Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Carr Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carr Cemetery
- Cargile Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Cargile Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cargile Cemetery
- Hackworth Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hackworth Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackworth Cemetery
- Wynne Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Wynne Cemetery is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynne Cemetery
- Orme Mtn. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Orme Mtn. Cemetery is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme Mtn. Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Willis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Willis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Anderson
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Orme
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Orme is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Rash
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rash is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rash
- Stevenson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Haynes Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Haynes Crossing is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossing
- Browns Valley ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Browns Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Narrows ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Narrows is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
- Bridgeport
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bridgeport is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,272 people
- Former name for Bridgeport:
- Jonesville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridgeport <6>
- Copenhagen ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Copenhagen is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Richard City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Richard City is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- South Pittsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- Sal City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Sal City is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sal City
- Hytop
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hytop is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hytop
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Long Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- New Hope
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- New Hope is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Kimball
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Comfort
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Comfort is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
- Greerton ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Greerton is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greerton
- Fackler
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fackler is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fackler
- Mud Creek ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mud Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Creek
- Kyles
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kyles is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyles
- Bryant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cowan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cowan is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,668 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowan <6>
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 Willis Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Willis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bridgeport
- Cowan
- Cowan lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Willis Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Cowan.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowan
- South Pittsburg
- Stevenson
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Willis Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Jackson 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 Willis Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #129048 (Willis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #129048 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: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 218 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Eureka
- Location given for Willis Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9856384 Lon: -85.8860885
- 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 Jackson, 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 from Point A (ie- Willis 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. |