A visit to the York 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 York Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the York Cemetery:
31.7252, -87.3897
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the York Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The York Cemetery is located in Monroe County<2>.
The county seat for Monroe County is located in Monroeville. Monroeville lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the York Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the York Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from York Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Springhill First Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- 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>
- Red Hills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Red Hills Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hills Cemetery
- Powell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Powell Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
- Tinela Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Tinela Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinela Cemetery
- Bryant - Deer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- New Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The New Liberty Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Liberty Cemetery
- Davidson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Davidson Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davidson Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Pine Flat Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Pine Flat Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Flat Cemetery
- Hybart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hybart Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybart Cemetery
- Bryant Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bryant Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant Cemetery
- Old Scotland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Scotland Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Scotland Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- New Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope Cemetery
- Basidonia Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Basidonia Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basidonia Cemetery
- Williams Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Williams Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
- Forehand Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Forehand Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forehand Cemetery
- Apple Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Apple Grove Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove Cemetery
- Ridge Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- The Ridge Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Cemetery
- Buena Vista Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- The Buena Vista Cemetery is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista Cemetery
- Dees Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The Dees Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dees Cemetery
- McCarty Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- The McCarty Cemetery is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCarty Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the York Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from York Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Franklin
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Scratch Ankle
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Scratch Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Ankle
- Natchez
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Natchez is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natchez
- Lovan ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lovan is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovan
- Hybart
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Hybart is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hybart
- Vredenburgh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vredenburgh is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vredenburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 284 people
- Finchburg ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Finchburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchburg
- Buena Vista
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Buena Vista is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
- Asahel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Asahel is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asahel
- Tunnel Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tunnel Springs is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Springs
- Former name for Tunnel Springs:
- Kempsville
- Beatrice
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Coy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Coy is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Peterman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Peterman is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peterman
- Pineville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Pineville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
- Nellie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Nellie is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
- Lower Peach Tree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peach Tree
- Claiborne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Claiborne is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- Monroeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Nettleboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Nettleboro is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleboro
- Perdue Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Perdue Hill is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Hill
- Mexia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Mexia is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexia
- Pine Orchard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pine Orchard is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- Ramah
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ramah is located in Conecuh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramah
- Yellow Bluff
(17 miles [27.4 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
- Ollie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Ollie is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ollie
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 York Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Monroe County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The York Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Claiborne
- Lower Peach Tree
- Monroeville
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 helpful 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 York Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Monroe 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 York Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #154052 (York Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #154052 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: Monroe
- Est. Elev: 135 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Franklin
- Location given for York Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.7251549 Lon: -87.3897121
- 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 Monroe, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- York 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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