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:
34.8509, -87.6292
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 Lauderdale County<2>.
The county seat for Lauderdale County is located in Florence. Florence lies just to the southwest 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 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Wilson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Kachelman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Kachelman Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kachelman Cemetery
- Gresham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Gresham Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gresham Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Tri-Cities Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Huff Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
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- Hawkins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Greenview Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jones Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Jones Hill Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Hill Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Underwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Underwood Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Underwood Cemetery
- Coffee Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Coffee Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee Cemetery
- Florence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Florence Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Cemetery
- Huff Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
- Tate - Russell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chisholm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Chisholm Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisholm Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Kernachan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Kernachan Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernachan Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 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:
- Saint Florian
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Mars Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Bainbridge ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bainbridge is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Wilson Dam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
- Jacksonburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Florence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
- Canaan ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Canaan is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- South Florence
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Killen
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Arnot
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Arnot is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnot
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Cypress Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- McGee Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- McGee Town is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Town
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Sheffield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Muscle Shoals
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Zip City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Zip City is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zip City
- Nitrate City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- Ford City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Atlas ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Atlas is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atlas
- Tuscumbia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Pruitton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Pruitton is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitton
- Green Tree ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Green Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Cloverdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cloverdale is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
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 Lauderdale County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bailey Springs
- Florence
- Muscle Shoals
- Sheffield
- Tuscumbia
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 websites either 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 Lauderdale 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 #129074 (Wilson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #129074 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: Lauderdale
- Est. Elev: 185 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Florence
- Location given for Wilson Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.8509198 Lon: -87.6291939
- 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 Lauderdale, 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 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. |