A visit to the Wooley 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 Wooley Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wooley Cemetery:
32.8279, -87.2631
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wooley Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wooley Cemetery is located in Perry County<2>.
The county seat for Perry County is located in Marion. Marion lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Wooley Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wooley Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Wooley Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wooley Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Heiberger Methodist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Heiberger Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heiberger Methodist Church Cemetery
- The Heiberger Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Heiberger Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23348 <5>
- Paynes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Paynes Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paynes Cemetery
- Perkins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Perkins Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins Cemetery
- Bethesda Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Mt. Gilead Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Duff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Duff Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duff Cemetery
- Mathis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Mathis Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathis Cemetery
- Pondville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Pondville Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville Cemetery
- Mt. Ivah Bible Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Ivah Bible Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Ivah Bible Methodist Church Cemetery
- The Mt. Ivah Bible Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Ivah Cemetery
- Mt. Ivah Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2333388 <5>
- Salem Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Salem Church Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Salem Church Cemetery is located between<6> the communities of Greensboro and Centreville. The cemetery lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northeast of Greensboro.
- The Salem Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mt. Ivey Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1977787 <5>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Campbellite Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Campbellite Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellite Cemetery
- Elam Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Elam Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam Cemetery
- James Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The James Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Avery Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Avery Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Mulberry Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Mulberry Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Calvary Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvary Cemetery
- Dobyne - Haggard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bethlehem #1 Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Bethlehem #1 Cemetery is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem #1 Cemetery
- Weldon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Weldon Cemetery is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 20 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wooley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wooley Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Jericho
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jericho is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jericho
- Pondville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pondville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pondville
- Bethlehem
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Bethlehem is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethlehem
- Brent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Morgan Springs is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan Springs
- Sprott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sprott is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprott
- Centreville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Centreville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centreville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,559 people
- Brush Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Brush Creek is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- East Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- East Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Town
- Egypt ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Egypt is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Oakmulgee
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Oakmulgee is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakmulgee
- Pearson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pearson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Marion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Scottsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Scottsville is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Hagler
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hagler is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hagler
- Phipps ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Phipps is located in Hale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phipps
- Active
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Active is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Active
- Pratt Ferry ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pratt Ferry is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Ferry
- Lawley
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Lawley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawley
- Fikestown ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Fikestown is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fikestown
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 Wooley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Perry County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wooley Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Blocton - Historic
- Centreville
- Greensboro
- Marion
- West Blocton
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 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 Wooley Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Perry 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 Wooley Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #162701 (Wooley Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #162701 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: Perry
- Est. Elev: 87 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Heiberger
- Location given for Wooley Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.8279047 Lon: -87.2630542
- 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 Perry, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wooley 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> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Greensboro and Centreville. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |