A visit to the Bass Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Bass Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bass Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bass Cemetery
Lat: 33.5745° (33° 34' 28")
Lon: -86.6733° (-86° 40' 23")
The Bass Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Birmingham. Birmingham lies just to the west southwest of the Bass Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Bass Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bass Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Earltown Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Earltown Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Earltown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Earltown Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Forest Crest Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Crest Cemetery
- The Forest Crest Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- McCombs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCombs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCombs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McCombs Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Alton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alton Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Alton Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- The Alton Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jefferson Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jefferson Memorial Gardens
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jefferson Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Jefferson Memorial Gardens is located in Jefferson County
- Higgins Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Higgins Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Higgins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Higgins Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- East Lake Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Lake Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The East Lake Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Bush Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bush Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bush Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bush Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Reed Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Greenwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Birmingham.
- The Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Woodlawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23140 <6>
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Cemetery
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Birmingham.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22835 <6>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Bass Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bass Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bass Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bass Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Nebo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Sheritt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheritt Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheritt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Sheritt Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- McElwain Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McElwain Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McElwain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McElwain Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Trussville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trussville Cemetery
- The Trussville Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- The Trussville Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cahawba Baptist Cemetery
- First Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26737 <6>
- Taylor Memorial UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Memorial UMC Cemetery
- The Taylor Memorial UMC Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Taylor Memorial UMC Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Chalkville
- The Taylor Memorial UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Taylors Chapel Cemetery
- Inglenook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Inglenook Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Inglenook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Inglenook Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Henry Ellen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henry Ellen Cemetery
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Henry Ellen Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- The Henry Ellen Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Henry Ellen Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Leeds.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484450 <6>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 31 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Bass Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bass Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Weems
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Weems. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- Weems is located in Jefferson County
- Huffman
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Huffman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Huffman is located in Jefferson County
- Irondale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,226 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irondale <7>
- Rock Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rock Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Ridge
- Rock Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Alton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Alton is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alton <7>
- Dale ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Dale is located in Blount County
- Gate City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gate City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate City
- Gate City is located in Jefferson County
- Marks Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marks Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks Village
- Marks Village is located in Jefferson County
- McCombs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McCombs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCombs
- McCombs is located in Jefferson County
- Zion City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zion City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion City
- Zion City is located in Jefferson County
- Cahaba Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahaba Landing
- Cahaba Landing is located in Jefferson County
- Lola City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lola City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola City
- Lola City is located in Jefferson County
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Trussville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Center Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Scott City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scott City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Scott City is located in Jefferson County
- Roper
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Roper. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Roper is located in Jefferson County
- Cahaba Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cahaba Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahaba Village
- Cahaba Village is located in Jefferson County
- Grayson Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayson Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson Valley
- Grayson Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Chalkville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkville
- Chalkville is located in Jefferson County
- Tarrant
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrant
- Tarrant is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,081 people
- Tarrant has also been known as:
- Tarrant City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarrant <7>
- East Birmingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Birmingham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Birmingham
- East Birmingham is located in Jefferson County
- Cedar Grove ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- East Trussville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Trussville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trussville
- East Trussville is located in Jefferson County
- Bartonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bartonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartonville
- Bartonville is located in Jefferson County
- Avondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Avondale is located in Jefferson County
- Mountain Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
- Mountain Brook is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,034 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Brook <7>
- Leeds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Breakstone Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breakstone Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakstone Village
- Breakstone Village is located in Jefferson County
- New Castle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- New Castle is located in Jefferson County
- Fultondale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fultondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultondale
- Fultondale is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,269 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fultondale <7>
- Vulcan City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vulcan City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan City
- Vulcan City is located in Jefferson County
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 Bass Cemetery. The following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bass Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Avondale
- Gate City
- Leeds
- Trussville
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 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 Bass Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Jefferson County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
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 Bass Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #113553 (Bass Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #113553 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
- Class: cemetery Map Name: Irondale
- County: Jefferson Elev: 237
- Location given for GNIS #113553 (Bass Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffcointouch.com/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Bass Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5745, Longitude: -86.6733 In this case, the coordinates for the Bass Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
<4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries. |
<5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
<6> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |