A visit to the Yellow Creek 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 Yellow Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Yellow Creek Cemetery:
33.3565, -87.4739
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Yellow Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Yellow Creek Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County<2>.
The county seat for Tuscaloosa County is located in Tuscaloosa. Tuscaloosa lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Yellow Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Yellow Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Yellow Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Yellow Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Piney Wood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Piney Wood Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Wood Cemetery
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Cooper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper Cemetery
- Piney Woods Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Piney Woods Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Center Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Center Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cemetery
- Old Center Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Simpson - Cain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carrolls Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Scales Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Scales Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scales Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Philadelphia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Philadelphia Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia Cemetery
- Pole Bridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Pole Bridge Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pole Bridge Cemetery
- Old Prewitte Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Old Prewitte Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Prewitte Cemetery
- Prewitt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Prewitt Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prewitt Cemetery
- Cowden Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Cowden Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowden Cemetery
- Holt Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Arbor Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Arbor Springs Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbor Springs Cemetery
- Holly Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Holly Springs Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs Cemetery
- Harkey Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Harkey Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkey Cemetery
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Popular Spring Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Chapel Hill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Chapel Hill Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Beulah Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Chambers Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Chambers Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Cemetery
- Boyd Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bankston Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Bankston Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 18 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Yellow Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Yellow Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Lake Front Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Front Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Front Village
- Wood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wood Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Village
- Holt
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Holt is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holt
- Samantha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Peterson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Peterson is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterson
- Kellerman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Kellerman is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerman
- Northport
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Alberta City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Alberta City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alberta City
- Tuscaloosa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- University
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- University is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
- Cottondale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brookwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Ingleside Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ingleside Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside Village
- Sahama Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sahama Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sahama Village
- Bull City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Bull City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull City
- Coker
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Coaling
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coaling is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coaling
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,633 people
- Abernant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Abernant is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernant
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 Yellow Creek Cemetery. The following communities are located in Tuscaloosa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Yellow Creek 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 Yellow Creek Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Tuscaloosa 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 Yellow Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #148774 (Yellow Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #148774 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: Tuscaloosa
- Est. Elev: 154 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Lake Nicol
- Location given for Yellow Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3565044 Lon: -87.4738927
- 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 Tuscaloosa, 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 from Point A (ie- Yellow Creek 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. |