A visit to the Alford Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Alford Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Alford Cemetery (FG ID #32484).
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 Alford Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Alford Cemetery:
32.9284, -84.5310
The Alford Cemetery is located in Meriwether County<2>.
The county seat for Meriwether County is located in Greenville. Greenville lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the northwest of the Alford Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Alford Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Alford Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Alford Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bishop Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Bowman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Bowman Cemetery is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Cemetery
- West Brown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The West Brown Cemetery is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Brown Cemetery
- Riggins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Riggins Cemetery is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riggins Cemetery
- Walker Memory Garden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- See Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hendricks Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Hendricks Cemetery is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Bethesda Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Bethesda Cemetery is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethesda Cemetery
- White Plains Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Thompson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Ware Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Ware Cemetery is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware Cemetery
- Brooks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brooks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Raleigh Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Miller - Holmes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fellowship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Fellowship Cemetery is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fellowship Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Barker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Barker Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barker Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Molena Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Molena Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molena Cemetery
- Blunt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Blunt Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blunt Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Alford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Alford Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Woodbury
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Chalybeate Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Barker Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Molena
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bullochville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Manchester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Edman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sunset Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Warm Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Flint Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Belleview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Hannahs Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Hannahs Mill is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannahs Mill
- Harris City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Harris City is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Gay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shiloh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lincoln Park is located in Upson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,503 people
- Thomaston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Concord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Delray
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hilltop
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Meansville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Alford Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Meriwether County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Alford Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Greenville
- Manchester
- Thomaston
- Warm Springs
- Zebulon
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 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 Alford Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Georgia:
- Pages specific to Meriwether 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 Alford Cemetery:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #32484
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #310436 (Alford Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #310436 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: Meriwether
- Est. Elev: 215 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Woodbury
- Location given for Alford Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.9281858 Lon: -84.5310345
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Meriwether, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Alford 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |