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:
34.9162, -85.7880
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 Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Scottsboro. Scottsboro lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the southwest of the Wilson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wilson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Wilson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hackworth Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Hackworth Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackworth Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- McMahan Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The McMahan Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMahan Cemetery
- Brown - Cox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown - Cox Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown - Cox Cemetery
- Greer Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Greer Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer Cemetery
- Potts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Potts Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potts Cemetery
- Walker Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bonaventure Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Bonaventure Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonaventure Cemetery
- Austin - Cameron Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cargile Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cargile Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cargile Cemetery
- Wimberley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Wimberley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wimberley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wimberley Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the east of Stevenson.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27158 <5>
- Williams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Abbott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Abbott Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott Cemetery
- Loyd Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Spring Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Rocky Spring Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Spring Cemetery
- Talley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Talley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talley Cemetery
- Cargile Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Cargile Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cargile Cemetery
- Burch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Burch Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burch Cemetery
- Foshee Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Foshee Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foshee Cemetery
- Cawlfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cawlfield Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cawlfield Cemetery
- Ridley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Ridley Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridley Cemetery
- Maxwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Maxwell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Cemetery
- Kirkpatrick Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Kirkpatrick Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkpatrick 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 Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Browns Valley ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Browns Valley is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Valley
- Haynes Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Haynes Crossing is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossing
- New Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Stevenson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- 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
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Copenhagen is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copenhagen
- Rash
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rash is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rash
- Richard City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richard City is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard City
- Orme
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Orme is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orme
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Long Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Long Island is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
- South Pittsburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Bryant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- New Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- New Hope is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,047 people
- Fackler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Fackler is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fackler
- Higdon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Eliza
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Eliza is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eliza
- Ketchall ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ketchall is located in Marion County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ketchall
- Flat Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kimball
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cole City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cole City is located in Dade County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole City
- Population from the 2010 Census: 127 people
- Narrows ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Narrows is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bridgeport
- Jasper
- 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 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 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 Wilson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #149602 (Wilson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #149602 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: 199 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Doran Cove
- Location given for Wilson Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.9161929 Lon: -85.7880294
- 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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> | 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. |