A visit to the Birch Hill 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 Birch Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Birch Hill Cemetery:
32.3685, -86.0219
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Birch Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Birch Hill Cemetery is located in Montgomery County<2>.
The county seat for Montgomery County is located in Montgomery. Montgomery lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west of the Birch Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Birch Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Birch Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Birch Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lucas Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Lucas Hill Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Hill Cemetery
- Manning Springs / McDade Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hickory Bend Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Hickory Bend Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Bend Cemetery
- St. James Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The St. James Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. James Cemetery
- Judkins Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Judkins Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Judkins Cemetery
- Tysonville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Tysonville Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tysonville Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- White Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The White Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
- Dawson Bradford Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
- Mt. Meigs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Meigs Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Meigs Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Grace Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Grace Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Cemetery
- Gilder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Gilder Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilder Cemetery
- Brighter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Brighter Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighter Cemetery
- Anthony Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Anthony Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony Cemetery
- Peter Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Peter Hill Cemetery is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peter Hill Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Antioch Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Mount Meigs.
- The Antioch Cemetery has also been known as:
- Lucas Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21263 <5>
- Ashurst Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Ashurst Cemetery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashurst Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Birch Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Birch Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Waugh
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Waugh is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waugh
- Tysonville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tysonville is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tysonville
- Cecil
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cecil is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Mount Meigs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mount Meigs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Meigs
- Shorter
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ware
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ware is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ware
- Fusihatchi ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fusihatchi is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fusihatchi
- Calebee
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Calebee is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calebee
- Pike Road
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mitchell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mitchell is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- La Place
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- La Place is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Place
- Hardaway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hardaway is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardaway
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Hornady
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hornady is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornady
- Sunshine Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Sunshine Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Village
- Madison
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Madison is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
- Fitzpatrick
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fitzpatrick is located in Bullock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzpatrick
- Franklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Tallassee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Tallassee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- East Tallassee is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Tallassee
- Blue Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Ridge is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Ridge
- Claud
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Claud is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claud
- Boylston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Boylston is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boylston
- Capitol Heights
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Capitol Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Heights
- Tallapoosa City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tallapoosa City is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallapoosa City
- Wetumpka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- New Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- New Town is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Montgomery
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Birch Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Montgomery County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Birch Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Birch Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Montgomery 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 Birch Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #114361 (Birch Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #114361 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: Montgomery
- Est. Elev: 71 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Mount Meigs
- Location given for Birch Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.3684728 Lon: -86.0219042
- 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 Montgomery, 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- Birch Hill 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. |