A visit to the Allen 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 Allen Cemetery ...
The Allen Cemetery is located in Shelby County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Bailey Cemetery
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Bold Springs Cemetery
- The Bold Springs Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Brasher Cemetery
- The Brasher Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Brashers Chapel Cemetery
- Bryan Memorial Cemetery
- Cahaba Heights Cemetery
- Croft Acton Cemetery
- The Croft Acton Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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- Deerhurst Cemetery
- The Deerhurst Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Harris Cemetery
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Indian Springs First Baptist Church Cemetery
- K Springs Cemetery
- The K Springs Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Chelsea
- The Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Liberty Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- McDaniel Cemetery
- The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Miller Cemetery
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Mt. Signal Cemetery
- The Mt. Signal Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Oak Grove Cemetery
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Old Acton Cemetery
- The Old Acton Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Oldham Cemetery
- The Oldham Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
- Quinn Cemetery
- The Quinn Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the Quinn Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Chelsea
- Quinn Cemetery
- The Quinn Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- To give a relative sense of its location, the Quinn Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Chelsea
- Shady Grove Cemetery
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Southern Heritage Cemetery
- The Southern Heritage Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- The Southern Heritage Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rideout Southern Heritage Cemetery
- Ridout Southern Heritage Cemetery
- Wise Cemetery
- The Wise Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Allen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Alabaster
- Avondale
- Avondale is located in Jefferson County
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- Birmingham
- Bridgeton
- Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
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- Cahaba Heights
- Cahaba Landing
- Cahaba Landing is located in Jefferson County
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- Chelsea
- Duncan
- Duncan is located in Jefferson County
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- English Village
- English Village is located in Jefferson County
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- Falliston
- Falliston is located in Shelby County
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- Helena
- Homewood
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Hoover
- Indian Springs Village
- Indian Springs Village is located in Shelby County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
- Inverness
- Inverness is located in Shelby County
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- Irondale
- Ishkooda
- Ishkooda is located in Jefferson County
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- Lake Purdy
- Lake Purdy is located in Shelby County
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- Marks Village
- Marks Village is located in Jefferson County
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- Mason City
- Mason City is located in Jefferson County
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- Meadowbrook
- Meadowbrook is located in Shelby County
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- Mountain Brook Village
- Mountain Brook
- Oxmoor
- Oxmoor is located in Jefferson County
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- Pelham
- Saginaw
- Saginaw is located in Shelby County
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- Shannon
- Shannon is located in Jefferson County
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- Shoal Creek
- Shoal Creek is located in Shelby County
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- Tacoa
- Tacoa is located in Shelby County
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- Vestavia Hills
- Westover
- Westover is located in Shelby County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
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 Allen Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Allen Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Avondale
- Birmingham
- Pelham
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Allen Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Shelby 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 Allen Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #113001 (Allen Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #113001 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: Shelby
- Est. Elev: 167 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chelsea
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Shelby, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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- Allen Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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