A visit to the Bryan Memorial 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 Bryan Memorial Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bryan Memorial Cemetery:
33.3804, -86.7469
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bryan Memorial Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bryan Memorial Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Columbiana. Columbiana lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Bryan Memorial Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bryan Memorial Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Bryan Memorial Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bryan Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Croft Acton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Croft Acton Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft Acton Cemetery
- Indian Springs First Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Southern Heritage Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Southern Heritage Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Heritage Cemetery
- The Southern Heritage Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rideout Southern Heritage Cemetery
- Ridout Southern Heritage Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- McDaniel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Wise Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Wise Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Cemetery
- Jefferson Garden of Memories
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Grace Community Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Grace Community Church Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Community Church Cemetery
- The Grace Community Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mars Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- Sulphur Springs Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2138568 <5>
- Cahaba Heights Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pelham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Pelham Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham Cemetery
- Oldham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Oldham Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham Cemetery
- Deerhurst Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Deerhurst Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerhurst Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- K Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The K Springs Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for K Springs Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Acton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Acton Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
- 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
- Quinn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Quinn Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Quinn Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Chelsea
- Brashers Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bold Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Bold Springs Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bold Springs Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Bryan Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bryan Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Indian Springs Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Indian Springs Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
- Inverness
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Inverness is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Meadowbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Hoover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pelham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Vestavia Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Purdy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Purdy is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Purdy
- Cahaba Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Bridgeton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Homewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Brook Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Chelsea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Mountain Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Oxmoor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Oxmoor is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxmoor
- Shannon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shannon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Tacoa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tacoa is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoa
- English Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- English Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Shoal Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Shoal Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- Mason City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mason City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
- Ishkooda
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Ishkooda is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ishkooda
- Avondale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Avondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Falliston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Falliston is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falliston
- Helena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cahaba Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cahaba Landing is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahaba Landing
- Duncan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
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 Bryan Memorial 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 Bryan Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Bryan Memorial 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 Bryan Memorial Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #146373 (Bryan Memorial Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #146373 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: 164 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cahaba Heights
- Location given for Bryan Memorial Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3803872 Lon: -86.7469321
- 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 Shelby, 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- Bryan Memorial 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. |
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