A visit to the Castle Heights 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 Castle Heights Memorial Gardens ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Castle Heights Memorial Gardens:
33.6959, -86.7605
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Castle Heights Memorial Gardens can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Castle Heights Memorial Gardens is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Birmingham. Birmingham lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Castle Heights Memorial Gardens .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Castle Heights Memorial Gardens.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Castle Heights Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.
- Edward Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Edward Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward Cemetery
- Moncrief Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Moncrief Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moncrief Cemetery
- Liberty - Minter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Liberty - Minter Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty - Minter Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Liberty - Minter Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Morris.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #190975 <5>
- Pinson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Pinson Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinson Cemetery
- Hughes Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hughes Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Creel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Creel Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Morris Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Sheritt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Sheritt Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheritt Cemetery
- Taylor Memorial UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Taylor Memorial UMC Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Memorial UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Taylor Memorial UMC Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Chalkville
- The Taylor Memorial UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Taylors Chapel Cemetery
- Crooked Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Crooked Creek Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek Cemetery
- Bibb Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Bibb Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibb Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Walkers Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Walkers Chapel Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Chapel Cemetery
- Higgins Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Higgins Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Reed Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Warrior Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Narl Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Narl Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narl Cemetery
- Hodges Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Hodges Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
- Hopewell UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Hopewell UMC Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell UMC Cemetery
- The Hopewell UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Village Springs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2189138 <5>
- County Line Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Castle Heights Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Castle Heights Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:
- Crosston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Crosston is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosston
- Majestic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Majestic is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Gardendale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- New Castle
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Castle is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Pinson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Morris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Morris is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
- Mount Olive
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fultondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Center Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Kimberly
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bradford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bradford is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Tarrant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tarrant is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,081 people
- Tarrant has also been known as:
- Tarrant City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarrant <6>
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Huffman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Huffman is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Grayson Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Grayson Valley is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson Valley
- Chalkville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chalkville is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkville
- Palmerdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Palmerdale is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerdale
- Masseyline
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Masseyline is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyline
- Watson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Watson is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Bartonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bartonville is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartonville
- Zion City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Zion City is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion City
- Dale ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dale is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Warrior
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Clay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Clay is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
- Estimated population in 2015: 9,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <6>
- Village Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Village Springs is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Springs
- County Line
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- County Line is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Trafford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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 Castle Heights Memorial Gardens. The following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Castle Heights Memorial Gardens.
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 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 Castle Heights 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 Castle Heights Memorial Gardens:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #144067 (Castle Heights Memorial Gardens)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #144067 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: 196 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gardendale
- Location given for Castle Heights Memorial Gardens:
- Lat: 33.6959355 Lon: -86.7605473
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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- Castle Heights Memorial Gardens) 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. |