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:
34.5262, -86.6319
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 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the west northwest 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 4 miles [6.4 km] of the Wilson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Thomas Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Thomas Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas Cemetery
- Woodward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Woodward Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward Cemetery
- Valermosos Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Valermosos Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valermosos Cemetery
- Chunns Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Chunns Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunns Cemetery
- Valhermoso Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Saints Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Saints Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saints Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Lipscomb Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Lipscomb Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb Cemetery
- Laceys Spring Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hough Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hough Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hough Cemetery
- Dickson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Dickson Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Cemetery
- Horton - Joiner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Tate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Tate Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- Draper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Draper Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper Cemetery
- Draper Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Draper Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draper Cemetery
- Lyle Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Lyle Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle Cemetery
- New Canaan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The New Canaan Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canaan Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Joiner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Joiner Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 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:
- Lacey's Spring
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Valhermoso Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Briscoe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Morgan City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Whitesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Winton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- English Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- English Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Triana
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Florette
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Apple Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Somerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Swancott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Swancott is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swancott
- Ruth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ruth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Owens' Cross Roads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chelsea
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Chelsea is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
- Ryan Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Big Cove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Big Cove is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cove
- Westlake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Westlake is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westlake
- Hog Jaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
- Union Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Madison
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Berkley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
- Greenwycke Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Greenwycke Village is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwycke Village
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.
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 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 #154002 (Wilson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #154002 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: 196 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Triana
- Location given for Wilson Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.526203 Lon: -86.6319384
- 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' (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- 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. |