A visit to the Brighton Memorial Gardens ...
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 Brighton Memorial Gardens ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Brighton Memorial Gardens:
33.4327, -86.9451
The Brighton Memorial Gardens is located in Jefferson County<1>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Birmingham. Birmingham lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Brighton Memorial Gardens .
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Name Variations for Brighton Memorial Gardens ...
When doing your research, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Various errors happen - anything from simple spelling to bad translations.
Brighton Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Brighton Memorial Gardens.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Brighton Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.
- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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- Joley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Joley Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
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- Union Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Valhalla Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Beth-El Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Beth-El Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth-El Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Forest Grove Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sadlers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Sadlers Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadlers Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Virginia Mines Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Valley Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Valley Creek Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Creek Cemetery
- New Grace Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shadowlawn Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- Lincoln Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Fairington Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Fairington Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairington Cemetery
- Grace Community Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- George Washington Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within Less than 2 miles<2> of the Brighton Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Brighton Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:
- Brighton
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Blue Creek Junction
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Blue Creek Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Creek Junction
- Lipscomb
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Lipscomb is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,110 people
- Winetka
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Roosevelt - Cairo Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bessemer
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dolomite
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Midfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Industrial City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Industrial City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industrial City
- Old Jonesboro
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Village
- Duncan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Duncan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Fairfield Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Village
- Westfield ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mobile Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Shannon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shannon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Oxmoor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hueytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Bullard Shoals ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bullard Shoals is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard Shoals
- Ishkooda
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ishkooda is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ishkooda
- Wylam
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Concord
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mason City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mason City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
- West End
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Ensley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- McDonald Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- McDonald Chapel is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Chapel
- Edgewater
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Edgewater is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
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 Brighton Memorial Gardens. The following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Brighton Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bessemer
- Ensley
- Ensley lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Brighton Memorial Gardens.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ensley.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensley
- Hueytown
- Wylam
- Wylam lies 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Brighton Memorial Gardens.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wylam.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylam
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Brighton Memorial Gardens:
- 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 Brighton Memorial Gardens:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #154230 (Brighton Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #154230 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: 146 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bessemer
- Location given for Brighton Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.4326089 Lon: -86.9449926
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Brighton Memorial Gardens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |