A visit to the Wilsons 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 Wilsons Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wilsons Cemetery:
32.6115, -86.5561
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wilsons Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wilsons Cemetery is located in Autauga County<2>.
The county seat for Autauga County is located in Prattville. Prattville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Wilsons Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wilsons Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Wilsons Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wilsons Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Stewart Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Manning Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Manning Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manning Cemetery
- Old Kingston Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Kingston Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Kingston Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Holland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Holland Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Cemetery
- Sunny Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Prospect Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Prospect Cemetery
- The New Prospect Cemetery has also been known as:
- New Prospect Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24964 <5>
- Pentecost AME Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Zion's Rest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tatum Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Tatum Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatum Cemetery
- New Lily Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cooper Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Owens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Owens Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens Cemetery
- Pine Level Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Pine Level Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level Cemetery
- Floyd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Floyd Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasant Hill UMC Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill UMC Cemetery
- The Pleasant Hill UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2247518 <5>
- Indian Grave Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hinton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Hinton Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton Cemetery
- Golson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Golson Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golson Cemetery
- Booth Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Booth Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth Cemetery
- Lucas Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Lucas Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Cemetery
- Stoney Point Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Stoney Point Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point Cemetery
- Wadsworth Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Wadsworth Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Wadsworth Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wadsworth Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2172125 <5>
- Wadsworth Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Wadsworth Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wadsworth Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Wadsworth Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Wadsworth Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2172125 <5>
- Marbury Church of God Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Marbury Church of God Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marbury Church of God Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Marbury Church of God Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the west of Marbury.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2254269 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Wilsons Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wilsons Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- White City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- White City is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Gibbons ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gibbons is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons
- Pine Level
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pine Level is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Haynes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Haynes is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Booth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Booth is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Marbury
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Melmar
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Melmar is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmar
- Deatsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Verbena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Verbena is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Billingsley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Independence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Independence is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Prattville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lightwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lightwood is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lightwood
- Robinson Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
- Autaugaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Autaugaville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autaugaville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
- Millbrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Holtville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Holtville is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holtville
- Holtville has also been known as:
- Slapout
- Elmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Adkin Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Adkin Hill is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adkin Hill
- Adkin Hill has also been known as:
- Atkins Hill
- Prattville Junction
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Prattville Junction is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville Junction
- Coosada
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Titus
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Wilsons Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Autauga County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wilsons Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Clanton
- Elmore
- Millbrook
- Prattville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Wilsons Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Autauga 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 Wilsons Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #147676 (Wilsons Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #147676 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: Autauga
- Est. Elev: 152 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Old Kingston
- Location given for Wilsons Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.6115207 Lon: -86.5560893
- 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 Autauga, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Wilsons 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. |
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