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A visit to the Wright 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 Wright Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wright Cemetery:

31.7382, -87.5717

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wright Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Wright Cemetery is located in Clarke County<2>.

The county seat for Clarke County is located in Grove Hill. Grove Hill lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the west of the Wright Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Wright Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 11 miles [17.7 km] of the Wright Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wright Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Fellowship Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Cemetery
  • Gates Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Gates Cemetery is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Cemetery
  • Kennedy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
  • Salem Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Salem Cemetery is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
  • Powell Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Powell Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
  • Amity Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Amity Cemetery is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Cemetery
  • Indian Ridge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Indian Ridge Cemetery is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Ridge Cemetery
  • Williams Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
  • Lower Peach Tree Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Midway Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • The Midway Cemetery is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
    • Tate Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Tate Cemetery is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tate Cemetery
    • Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • The Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Fulton.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #225460 <5>
    • Spinks Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • The Spinks Cemetery is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spinks Cemetery
    • Hearin Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hearin Cemetery is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearin Cemetery
    • Forehand Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • The Forehand Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forehand Cemetery
    • Henley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Henley Cemetery is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley Cemetery
    • Bassett Creek Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • The Bassett Creek Cemetery is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett Creek Cemetery
    • Dacy Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Dacy Cemetery is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacy Cemetery
    • Hill Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Hill Cemetery is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
    • Whatley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Whatley Cemetery is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley Cemetery
    • Davis Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • The Davis Cemetery is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
    • Bryant Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • The Bryant Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
    • Springhill First Baptist Church Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The Springhill First Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill First Baptist Church Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Springhill First Baptist Church Cemetery is located 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the north of Monroeville.
      • The Springhill First Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Springhill Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2322067 <5>
    • St. Peter Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The St. Peter Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Peter Cemetery
    • York Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • The York Cemetery is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York Cemetery
    • New Providence Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Wright Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wright Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Nettleboro
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Nettleboro is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleboro
  • Finchburg ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Finchburg is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchburg
  • Lower Peach Tree
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peach Tree
  • Dickinson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Dickinson is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
  • Scratch Ankle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Scratch Ankle is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Ankle
  • Franklin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Franklin is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Whatley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Whatley is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley
  • Fulton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Fulton is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
  • Grove Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Suggsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Suggsville is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggsville
  • Hybart
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hybart is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybart
  • Asahel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Asahel is located in Wilcox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asahel
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Coy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Coy is located in Wilcox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
    • Claiborne
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Claiborne is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
    • Perdue Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Perdue Hill is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Hill
    • Nellie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Nellie is located in Wilcox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
    • Thomasville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Vredenburgh
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Vredenburgh is located in Monroe County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vredenburgh
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
    • Yellow Bluff
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Yellow Bluff is located in Wilcox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Bluff
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
    • Atkeison
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Atkeison is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkeison
    • Pine Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Pine Hill is located in Wilcox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people

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 Wright Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clarke County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wright Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Wright Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Alabama:
  • Pages specific to Clarke 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 Wright Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #164151  (Wright Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #164151 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: Clarke
      • Est. Elev: 102 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Chance
      • Location given for Wright Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.7382101     Lon: -87.5716611
      • 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 Clarke, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wright 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.