A visit to the Willis - Scott 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 - Scott Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Willis - Scott Cemetery:
32.5518, -87.6783
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Willis - Scott Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Willis - Scott Cemetery is located in Hale County<2>.
The county seat for Hale County is located in Greensboro. Greensboro lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Willis - Scott Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Willis - Scott Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Willis - Scott Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Willis - Scott Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Casemore Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Casemore Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casemore Cemetery
- Micken Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Micken Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Micken Cemetery
- Eaton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Eaton Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Washington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- St. Andrews Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The St. Andrews Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Andrews Cemetery
- Allenville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Allenville Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allenville Cemetery
- Evening Star Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Alexander Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Alex Chapel Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pickens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Pickens Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Jerusalem Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerusalem Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Jerusalem Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Arcola
- John the Baptist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tunstall Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Tunstall Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunstall Cemetery
- St. Pauls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Pauls Cemetery
- Pickens Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Pickens Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Cemetery
- New Green Oak Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Greer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Curry Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Curry Grove Cemetery is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Grove Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Willis - Scott Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Willis - Scott Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Prairieville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Prairieville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieville
- Gallion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gallion is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallion
- Cedarville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cedarville is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Arcola
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Arcola is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcola
- Aigleville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Aigleville is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aigleville
- Faunsdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Newbern
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Newbern is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newbern
- Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
- Rosemary
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rosemary is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary
- Demopolis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tombigbee ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Tombigbee is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tombigbee
- Siddonsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Siddonsville is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siddonsville
- Uniontown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Greensboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ellawhite
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Ellawhite is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellawhite
- The Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Village is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
- Forkland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Forkland is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
- Sawyerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Dayton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dayton is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 40 people
- Freetown
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Freetown is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freetown
- McDowell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- McDowell is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDowell
- Providence
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Providence is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Population from the 2020 Census: 198 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 Willis - Scott Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Hale County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Willis - Scott Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Demopolis
- Forkland
- Greensboro
- Linden
- Linden lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Willis - Scott Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Linden.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
- Thomaston
- Uniontown
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Willis - Scott Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Hale 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 - Scott Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #149477 (Willis-Scott Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #149477 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: Hale
- Est. Elev: 39 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Casemore
- Location given for Willis-Scott Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.5518012 Lon: -87.6783415
- 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 Hale, 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- Willis - Scott 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. |