A visit to the Wimbley 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 Wimbley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wimbley Cemetery:
34.6243, -87.0811
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wimbley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wimbley Cemetery is located in Morgan County<2>.
The county seat for Morgan County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies just to the east southeast of the Wimbley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wimbley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Wimbley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wimbley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Murphy Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Elliott Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Elliott Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
- Bell - Nebo Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Grayson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Grayson Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson Cemetery
- Neville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Peck Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Jobe Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Jobe Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jobe Cemetery
- Trotter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Trotter Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotter Cemetery
- Fennell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Gunn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Gunn Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn Cemetery
- Nebo Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Nebo Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Burt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Baker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Baker Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
- Fuller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Fuller Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Cemetery
- Mosley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mosley Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosley Cemetery
- Elliott Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Elliott Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- Thrasher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Thrasher Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrasher Cemetery
- Caddo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Caddo Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo Cemetery
- Stockton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Stockton Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockton Cemetery
- Crow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Crow Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Cemetery
- Roselawn Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sykes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sykes Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sykes Cemetery
- Decatur Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Decatur Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur Cemetery
- The Decatur Cemetery has also been known as:
- Decatur City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22485 <5>
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 Wimbley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wimbley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Trinity
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Moulton Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Moulton Heights is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moulton Heights
- Austinville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Austinville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austinville
- Simpson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Simpson is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpson
- Hillsboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Russell Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Russell Village is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russell Village
- Decatur
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Decatur is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54,381 people
- Former names for Decatur:
- Albany
- New Decatur
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <6>
- Harris Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Harris Station is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Station
- Orrville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orrville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orrville
- Chalybeate Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Chalybeate Springs is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalybeate Springs
- Ripley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Flint City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flint City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint City
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Tanner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Home
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Home
- Burningtree Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Burningtree Mountain is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burningtree Mountain
- Mooresville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Belle Mina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Belle Mina is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Mina
- Poplar Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Oakville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Oakville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
- Priceville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Garner ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Country Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Athens
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- North Courtland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Courtland
(13 miles [20.9 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 Wimbley 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 Wimbley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Wimbley 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 Wimbley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #129106 (Wimbley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #129106 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: Trinity
- Location given for Wimbley Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6242584 Lon: -87.0811234
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wimbley 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. |