A visit to the Windle 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 Windle Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Windle Cemetery:
33.2504, -88.0381
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Windle Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Windle Cemetery is located in Pickens County<2>.
The county seat for Pickens County is located in Carrollton. Carrollton lies just to the west northwest of the Windle Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Windle Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Windle Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Windle Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Marvin Chapel UMC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Marvin Chapel UMC Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin Chapel UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Marvin Chapel UMC Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the east of Carrollton.
- The Marvin Chapel UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Marvin Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24231 <5>
- Cockrell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Cockrell Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockrell Cemetery
- Carrollton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Carrollton Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton Cemetery
- The Carrollton Cemetery has also been known as:
- Carrollton City Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21988 <5>
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Glen Echo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Glen Echo Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Echo Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- New Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hopewell Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Trinity Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Old Trinity Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Trinity Cemetery
- Salem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Salem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Salem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Salem Cemetery
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mt. Sinal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Sinal Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinal Cemetery
- Unity Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Unity Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Cemetery
- Thrasher Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Thrasher Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrasher Cemetery
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hebron Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Big Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Big Creek Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek Cemetery
- Union Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Chapel Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Chapel Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Arbor Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Browns Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 22 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Windle Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Windle Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Carrollton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Carrollton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Stansel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Stansel is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansel
- Olney
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Olney is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Bell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bell is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Reform
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Gordo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Beaver Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Beaver Town is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Town
- Garden
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Garden is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden
- McMullen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- McMullen is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9 people
- Aliceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Coal Fire
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
- Benevola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Benevola is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevola
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- McShan
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- McShan is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
- Archer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Archer is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Pickensville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pickensville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
- Lewiston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lewiston is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewiston
- Mantua
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mantua is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Elrod
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Elrod is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
- Echola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Echola is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echola
- Lubbub
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Ethelsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ethelsville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Macedonia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Macedonia is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
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 Windle Cemetery. The following communities are located in Pickens County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Windle Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Aliceville
- Carrollton
- Gordo
- Pickensville
- Reform
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 helpful 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 Windle Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Pickens 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 Windle Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #158985 (Windle Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #158985 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: Pickens
- Est. Elev: 83 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Carrollton
- Location given for Windle Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.2503978 Lon: -88.0380793
- 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 Pickens, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Windle 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. |