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:
34.3257, -86.9997
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 Morgan County<2>.
The county seat for Morgan County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the north 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 20 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.
- Evergreen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- East Battleground Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Day - Speegle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Day - Speegle Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Day - Speegle Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Day - Speegle Cemetery is located 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the southwest of Hartselle.
- The Day - Speegle Cemetery has also been known as:
- Day Cemetery
- Speegle Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26387 <5>
- Cooper Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Wilhite Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilhite Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilhite Cemetery
- Herrin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Herrin Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin Cemetery
- The Herrin Cemetery has also been known as:
- Herring Cemetery
- McKendree Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The McKendree Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKendree Cemetery
- The McKendree Cemetery has also been known as:
- McKendree Methodist Church Cemetery
- Campground Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Campground Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campground Cemetery
- Bethlehem West Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Holmes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Holmes Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Jones Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Freeman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Blair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Blair Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair Cemetery
- Crossroads Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- Powell's Chapel Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Powell's Chapel Church Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell's Chapel Church Cemetery
- The Powell's Chapel Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Powells Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2172178 <5>
- Higdon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Higdon Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higdon 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:
- Cedar Plains
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cedar Plains is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Plains
- Lacon
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lacon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
- Falkville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Central
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Central is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- West Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- West Point is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
- Leesdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Jones' Chapel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jones' Chapel is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones' Chapel
- Hartselle
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Danville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Upshaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Upshaw is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upshaw
- South Vinemont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- South Vinemont is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Vinemont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 636 people
- Vinemont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Chances Crossroad
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Chances Crossroad is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chances Crossroad
- Logan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oakville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Addison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cullman
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eva
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Flint City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Burningtree Mountain
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
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 Morgan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cullman
- Falkville
- Hartselle
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 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 Morgan 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 #139649 (Wilson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #139649 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: Morgan
- Est. Elev: 211 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Falkville
- Location given for Wilson Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3256535 Lon: -86.9997304
- 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 Morgan, 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 obstructions 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> | 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. |