A visit to the Adams 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 Adams Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Adams Cemetery:
33.6843, -87.0228
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Adams Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Adams Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Birmingham. Birmingham lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the southeast 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 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Adams Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Adams Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Union Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Maben Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Maben Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben Cemetery
- Shanghai Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Shanghai Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai Cemetery
- Linn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Linn Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Cemetery
- Linns Crossing Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Good Hope Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Good Hope Baptist Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Baptist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Good Hope Baptist Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Robbins Crossroads.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1997926 <5>
- Lawler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Lawler Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler Cemetery
- New Horizon Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brasfield Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cardiff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cardiff Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Union Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Glasgow Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Glasgow Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Hill Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Midway Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Adams - Heaton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Crestview Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Crestview Memorial Gardens is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestview Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crestview Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located in Adamsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #163934 <5>
- Bivens Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Bivens Chapel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bivens Chapel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Adams Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Adams Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Media
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Media is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
- Quinton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Twilley Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Twilley Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilley Town
- West Jefferson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- West Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Graysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sayre
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sayre is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
- Robbins Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Robbins Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Crossroads
- Oakahalla
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakahalla is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakahalla
- Wyatt
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wyatt is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Yerkwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Yerkwood is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerkwood
- Alden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Alden is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Dora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Burnwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Burnwell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnwell
- Reeds Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- Sumiton
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sumiton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumiton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,330 people
- Former names for Sumiton:
- Commercial
- Democrat
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumiton <6>
- Cardiff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cardiff is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Red Star
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Red Star is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Star
- Adamsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pinkney City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pinkney City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkney City
- Brookside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Brookside is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
- Daisey City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Daisey City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisey City
- Black Warrior Town ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Black Warrior Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Warrior Town
- Westwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Watson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Watson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Empire
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Empire is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Dovertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dovertown is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovertown
- Barney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Barney is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
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 Jefferson 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 first visit 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:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 Adams Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #143954 (Adams Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #143954 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 110 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dora
- Location given for Adams Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.6842721 Lon: -87.0227753
- 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 Jefferson, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Adams 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. |