A visit to the Wilson 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 Wilson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilson Cemetery:
31.9129, -88.1742
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wilson Cemetery is located in Choctaw County<2>.
The county seat for Choctaw County is located in Butler. Butler lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north of the Wilson Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Wilson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Little Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Little Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cemetery
- Moores Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Moores Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Cemetery
- Womack Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Womack Hill Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Hill Cemetery
- Hatchet Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Hatchet Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchet Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Trotter Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Trotter Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Cemetery
- Cedar Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Old Lusk Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Old Lusk Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lusk Cemetery
- Mosley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mosley Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosley Cemetery
- West Bend Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The West Bend Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend Cemetery
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- Bush Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Bush Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Cemetery
- Wesley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Wesley Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wesley Cemetery
- Sykes Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Sykes Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykes Cemetery
- Mosley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Mosley Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosley Cemetery
- Gilbertown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Gilbertown Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertown Cemetery
- Barrytown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Barrytown Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrytown Cemetery
- Marvin Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Marvin Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Womack Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Womack Hill is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womack Hill
- West Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Bend is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Bend
- Toxey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Toxey is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Gilbertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Red Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Red Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Springs
- Fakit Chipunta ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fakit Chipunta is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fakit Chipunta
- Needham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Needham is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
- Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
- Souwilpa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Souwilpa is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souwilpa
- Coffeeville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Morvin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Morvin is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morvin
- Putnam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Putnam is located in Marengo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Butler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bladon Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bladon Springs is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladon Springs
- Bolinger
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bolinger is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolinger
- Silas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Okatuppa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Okatuppa is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okatuppa
- Cullomburg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cullomburg is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullomburg
- Lavaca
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Lavaca is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
- Melvin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Melvin is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
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 Wilson Cemetery. The following communities are located in Choctaw County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Wilson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Choctaw 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 Wilson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #129070 (Wilson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #129070 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: Choctaw
- Est. Elev: 81 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Ararat
- Location given for Wilson Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.9129301 Lon: -88.1741816
- 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 Choctaw, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wilson 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. |