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A visit to the Adams 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 Adams Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Adams Cemetery (FG ID #8487).

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 Adams Cemetery ...

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

36.3288, -87.6034

The Adams Cemetery is located in Houston County<2>.

The county seat for Houston County is located in Erin. Erin lies just to the west of the Adams Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Adams Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Adams Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Parchman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Parchman Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parchman Cemetery
  • Moore Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • The Moore Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
  • Cedar Valley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Cedar Valley Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley Cemetery
  • Sinks Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Sinks Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks Cemetery
  • Cedar Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
  • Lyle Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Lyle Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle Cemetery
  • Ellis Mills Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Ellis Mills Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellis Mills Cemetery
  • Kennedy Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Kennedy Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Cemetery
  • Erin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Erin Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Cemetery
  • Lockhart Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Lockhart Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockhart Cemetery
  • Shelton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • The Shelton Cemetery is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelton Cemetery
  • Graveyard Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...

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 Adams Cemetery.

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

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 Adams Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Houston County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Adams Cemetery: