A visit to the Cahaba Heights 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 Cahaba Heights Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cahaba Heights Cemetery:
33.4659, -86.7317
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cahaba Heights Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cahaba Heights Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Birmingham. Birmingham lies just to the northwest of the Cahaba Heights Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cahaba Heights Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Cahaba Heights Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cahaba Heights Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wise Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Wise Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- McElwain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The McElwain Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElwain Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Bold Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bold Springs Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bold Springs Cemetery
- Bass Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Bass Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Cemetery
- Bush Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bush Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- 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 <5>
- Croft Acton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Croft Acton Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft Acton Cemetery
- Bryan Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McDaniel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Greenwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- 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 <5>
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Enon Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Enon Ridge Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Ridge Cemetery
- Knesses Israel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Emanuel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Emanuel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Birmingham.
- The Elmwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elm Leaf Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22674 <5>
- New Grace Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The New Grace Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grace Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Grace Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Birmingham.
- The New Grace Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grace Hill Cemetery
- New Grace Hill Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23071 <5>
- Shadowlawn Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Shadowlawn Memorial Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowlawn Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shadowlawn Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Birmingham.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26156 <5>
- Bailey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Old Acton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Old Acton Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Acton Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Earltown Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Earltown Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earltown Cemetery
- East Lake Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The East Lake Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Cahaba Heights Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cahaba Heights Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cahaba Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mountain Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mountain Brook Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Vestavia Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Lake Purdy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Purdy is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Purdy
- Cahaba Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cahaba Landing is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahaba Landing
- English Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- English Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Inverness
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Inverness is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Meadowbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Bridgeton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Avondale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Avondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Homewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Irondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Marks Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Marks Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks Village
- Gate City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gate City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate City
- Birmingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hoover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shoal Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shoal Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- East Birmingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Birmingham is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Birmingham
- Mason City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mason City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
- Oxmoor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oxmoor is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxmoor
- Indian Springs Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] 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
- Vulcan City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Vulcan City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan City
- Rock Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Ridge
- Weems
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Weems is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- West End
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- West End is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
- Ishkooda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ishkooda is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ishkooda
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 Cahaba Heights Cemetery. The following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cahaba Heights Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Avondale
- Birmingham
- Gate City
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 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 Cahaba Heights 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 Cahaba Heights Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1805725 (Cahaba Heights Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1805725 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: 202 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cahaba Heights
- Location given for Cahaba Heights Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.4659396 Lon: -86.7316545
- 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 '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- Cahaba Heights 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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