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:
33.3087, -86.1839
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 Talladega County<2>.
The county seat for Talladega County is located in Talladega. Talladega lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the north northeast 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 21 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.
- Winterboro Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Kingston Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Kingston Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Smelley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Smelley Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Smelley Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south of Talladega.
- The Smelley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Smelley Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2495949 <5>
- Armbrester Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Armbrester Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armbrester Cemetery
- Pilgrim Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Germany Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Germany Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germany Cemetery
- The Germany Cemetery has also been known as:
- Germany Family Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22989 <5>
- Midway Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mardisville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mardisville Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mardisville Cemetery
- Moberley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Moberley Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moberley Cemetery
- Thornhill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Thornhill Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Allen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Rocky Mount Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Allen - Sims Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Allen - Sims Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen - Sims Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Odena Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Odena Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odena Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Westview Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Westview Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westview Cemetery
- Russell Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Russell Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Cemetery
- Horns Memorial Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Horns Memorial Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horns Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Horns Memorial Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Chambers Springs
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 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:
- Abihka ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Abihka is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abihka
- Rendalia
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Rendalia is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendalia
- Winterboro
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Winterboro is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterboro
- Sycamore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sycamore is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Nottingham ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Nottingham is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
- Former name for Nottingham:
- Jones Camp Ground
- Alpine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Oldfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Oldfield is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Zubers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Zubers is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zubers
- Chambers Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Chambers Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Springs
- Bon Air
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Bon Air is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Comerdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Comerdale is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comerdale
- Mignon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mignon is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mignon
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Childersburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
- Sylacauga
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chandler Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chandler Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Springs
- Waldo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Waldo is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Talladega
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Logan Martin Dam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Logan Martin Dam is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Martin Dam
- East Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Bend is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
- Gantts Quarry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gantts Quarry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantts Quarry
- Hollins
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Hollins is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Ironaton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ironaton is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironaton
- Vincent
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Harpersville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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 Talladega County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Childersburg
- Mignon
- Sylacauga
- Talladega
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 Talladega 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 #145036 (Wilson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #145036 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: Talladega
- Est. Elev: 153 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Winterboro
- Location given for Wilson Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3087233 Lon: -86.1838619
- 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 Talladega, 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 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. |