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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Castle Heights Memorial Gardens

Lat:   33.6959°   (33° 41' 45")

Lon:   -86.7605°   (-86° 45' 37")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edward Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edward Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Edward Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Moncrief Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moncrief Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moncrief Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Moncrief Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Liberty - Minter Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty - Minter Cemetery
    • The Liberty - Minter Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • 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 southwest of Morris.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #190975 <5>
  • Pinson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pinson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pinson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pinson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Hughes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hughes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hughes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hughes Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Creel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Creel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Creel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Creel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Morris Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Morris Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Sheritt Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sheritt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sheritt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sheritt Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Taylor Memorial UMC Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Taylor Memorial UMC Cemetery
    • The Taylor Memorial UMC Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crooked Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crooked Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crooked Creek Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Bibb Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bibb Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bibb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Bibb Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Walkers Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walkers Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walkers Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walkers Chapel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Higgins Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Higgins Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Higgins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Higgins Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Reed Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Reed Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Warrior Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Narl Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Narl Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Narl Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Narl Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Hodges Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hodges Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hodges Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hodges Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Hopewell UMC Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell UMC Cemetery
      • The Hopewell UMC Cemetery is located in Blount County
      • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crosston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosston
    • Crosston is located in Jefferson County
  • Majestic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Majestic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
    • Majestic is located in Jefferson County
  • Gardendale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • New Castle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
    • New Castle is located in Jefferson County
  • Pinson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Morris
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
    • Morris is located in Jefferson County
    • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fultondale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fultondale
    • Fultondale is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,269 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fultondale <6>
  • Center Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Kimberly
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kimberly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kimberly
    • Kimberly is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,620 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kimberly <6>
  • Bradford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Bradford is located in Jefferson County
  • Tarrant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrant
    • Tarrant is located in Jefferson County
    • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Huffman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
      • Huffman is located in Jefferson County
    • Grayson Valley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayson Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson Valley
      • Grayson Valley is located in Jefferson County
    • Chalkville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkville
      • Chalkville is located in Jefferson County
    • Palmerdale
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerdale
      • Palmerdale is located in Jefferson County
    • Masseyline
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Masseyline have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyline
      • Masseyline is located in Jefferson County
    • Watson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Watson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
      • Watson is located in Jefferson County
    • Bartonville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bartonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartonville
      • Bartonville is located in Jefferson County
    • Zion City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zion City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion City
      • Zion City is located in Jefferson County
    • Dale ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
      • Dale is located in Blount County
    • Warrior
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warrior have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior
      • Warrior is located in Blount County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,190 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrior <6>
    • Clay
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
      • Clay is located in Jefferson County
      • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Village Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Springs
      • Village Springs is located in Jefferson County
    • County Line
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
      • County Line is located in Blount County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
    • Trafford
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trafford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trafford
      • Trafford is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trafford <6>

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 first visit 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:

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: GNIS record #144067 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Gardendale
    • County: Jefferson         Elev: 196
    • Location given for GNIS #144067 (Castle Heights Memorial Gardens)

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffcointouch.com/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Castle Heights Memorial Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6959, Longitude: -86.7605       In this case, the coordinates for the Castle Heights Memorial Gardens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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