A visit to the Bivens Chapel 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 Bivens Chapel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bivens Chapel Cemetery:
33.6204, -86.9092
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bivens Chapel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bivens Chapel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Birmingham. Birmingham lies just to the southeast of the Bivens Chapel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bivens Chapel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Bivens Chapel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bivens Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Cardiff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Cardiff Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff Cemetery
- Glasgow Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Glasgow Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Hill Cemetery
- Crestview Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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>
- Adams - Heaton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Midway Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hodges Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Crumley Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Linn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Linn Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Linns Crossing Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Village Falls Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Village Falls Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Falls Cemetery
- George Washington Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fraternal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Fraternal Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraternal Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Walkers Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- Moncrief Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Moncrief Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moncrief Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Bivens Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bivens Chapel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Daisey City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Daisey City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisey City
- Brookside
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Brookside is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
- Scarlet Town
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Scarlet Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlet Town
- New Town
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- New Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Watson
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Watson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Pinkney City
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pinkney City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkney City
- Adamsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Westwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Westwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Cardiff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cardiff is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Forestdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Forestdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Alden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Alden is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Docena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Docena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Docena
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Sandusky
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sandusky is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Mount Olive
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Graysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Mulga
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pratt Mines ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pratt Mines is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Mines
- Hooper City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hooper City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper City
- Minor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Minor is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- McDonald Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- McDonald Chapel is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Chapel
- Pratt City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pratt City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt City
- Fultondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gardendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Maytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Maytown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Edgewater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Edgewater is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Ensley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ensley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensley
- Vulcan City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vulcan City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan City
- Sayre
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sayre is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
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 Bivens Chapel Cemetery. The following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bivens Chapel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ensley
- Gardendale
- Pratt City
- Pratt Mines - Historic
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 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 Bivens Chapel 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 Bivens Chapel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #151379 (Bivens Chapel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #151379 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: 141 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Adamsville
- Location given for Bivens Chapel Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.6203827 Lon: -86.9091607
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bivens Chapel 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. |