A visit to the Witty 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 Witty Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Witty Cemetery:
34.8890, -87.0086
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Witty Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Witty Cemetery is located in Limestone County<2>.
The county seat for Limestone County is located in Athens. Athens lies just to the south southeast of the Witty Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Witty Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Witty Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Witty Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hughey Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hughey Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughey Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Myers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Myers Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery
- McCully Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The McCully Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCully Cemetery
- Malone Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Malone Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Cemetery
- Collier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
- Berea Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Berea Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea Cemetery
- Collier Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Collier Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collier Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- O'Neal Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The O'Neal Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neal Cemetery
- Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Memorial Gardens is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Gardens
- Montgomery Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Montgomery Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montgomery Cemetery
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- New Garden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The New Garden Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Garden Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery #1
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Cemetery #1 is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery #1
- St. Mark Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The St. Mark Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mark Cemetery
- Legg Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Legg Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legg Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Legg Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the west of Elkmont.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23948 <5>
- Lebanon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Lebanon Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the northwest of Athens.
- The Lebanon Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lebanon Community Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23932 <5>
- Johnson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Witty Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Witty Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hay's Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Elkmont
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Athens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pettusville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pettusville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettusville
- Cairo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cairo is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
- Lentzville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lentzville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lentzville
- Clifton ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clifton is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Poplar Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Poplar Creek is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Creek
- Country Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Country Village is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Village
- Fairmount
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fairmount is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
- Estaville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Estaville is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estaville
- Prospect
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Ripley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ripley is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
- Lester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lester is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Tanner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stella
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stella is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Caro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Caro is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caro
- Ardmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ardmore
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elkmont Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elkmont Springs is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkmont Springs
- Garner ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Garner is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garner
- Center Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Center Hill is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Hill
- Wooley Springs ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Wooley Springs is located in Limestone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooley Springs
- Confluence
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Confluence is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Confluence
- Dickson Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dickson Town is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson Town
- Elkton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elkton is located in Giles County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
- Bethel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
- Estep ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Estep is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estep
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 Witty Cemetery. The following communities are located in Limestone County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Witty Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Witty Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Limestone 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 Witty Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #129146 (Witty Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #129146 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: Limestone
- Est. Elev: 215 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Salem
- Location given for Witty Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.888975 Lon: -87.0086196
- 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 Limestone, 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- Witty 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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