A visit to the Yankee Town 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 Yankee Town Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Yankee Town Cemetery:
32.3204, -86.5280
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Yankee Town Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Yankee Town Cemetery is located in Lowndes County<2>.
The county seat for Lowndes County is located in Hayneville. Hayneville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Yankee Town Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Yankee Town Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Yankee Town Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Yankee Town Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Young Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Young Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Cemetery
- Haigler Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Haigler Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haigler Cemetery
- Wooten Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Wooten Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooten Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Fair Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Meadow Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Cemetery
- Turner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Turner Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turner Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cantelous Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Cantelous Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantelous Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Oakview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakview Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakview Cemetery
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Rodgers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Poplar Springs Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Alexander Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Alexander Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexander Cemetery
- Fice Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Fice Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fice Cemetery
- Pine Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Pine Grove Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Cemetery
- Baptist Hill Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Julian - McQueen Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Julian - McQueen Family Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Julian - McQueen Family Cemetery
- The Julian - McQueen Family Cemetery has also been known as:
- Julian - McQueen Cemetery
- Julian Town Cemetery
- McQueen Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2308754 <5>
- Beulah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Stones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Stones Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Cemetery
- Hamilton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
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 Yankee Town Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Yankee Town Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Burkville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Burkville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkville
- Catoma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Catoma is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoma
- Lowndesboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Stone's
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Stone's is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone's
- Hayneville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hope Hull
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- English Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- English Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Young Forte Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Young Forte Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Forte Village
- Gibbs Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Gibbs Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Village
- Autaugaville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Autaugaville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autaugaville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
- White Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- White Hall is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
- Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
- Highland Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Highland Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Village
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Prattville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Melmar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Melmar is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmar
- Booth
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Booth is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Mosses
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mosses is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosses
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- Letohatchee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Letohatchee is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Letohatchee
- Pintlala
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pintlala is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pintlala
- Former name for Pintlala:
- Colquitt
- Montgomery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New Town
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Prattville Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Prattville Junction is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville Junction
- Petronia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Petronia is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petronia
- Gordonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Gordonville is located in Lowndes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Gibbons ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Gibbons is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons
- Capitol Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Capitol Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Heights
- Millbrook
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson Springs is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Springs
- Jones Bluff Dam
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jones Bluff Dam is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Bluff Dam
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 Yankee Town Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Lowndes County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Yankee Town Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Hayneville
- Millbrook
- Montgomery
- Prattville
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 Yankee Town Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lowndes 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 Yankee Town Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #129270 (Yankee Town Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #129270 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: Lowndes
- Est. Elev: 66 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lowndesboro
- Location given for Yankee Town Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.3204169 Lon: -86.5280306
- 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 Lowndes, 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- Yankee Town 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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