A visit to the Colbert County 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 Colbert County Memorial Gardens ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Colbert County Memorial Gardens:
34.7034, -87.6689
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Colbert County Memorial Gardens can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Colbert County Memorial Gardens is located in Colbert County<2>.
The county seat for Colbert County is located in Tuscumbia. Tuscumbia lies just to the northwest of the Colbert County Memorial Gardens .
Open a Google Map centered on the Colbert County Memorial Gardens.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Colbert County Memorial Gardens.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Colbert County Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.
- Oakwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Gunn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Gunn Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn Cemetery
- Blocker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Blocker Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocker Cemetery
- Henson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Henson Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henson Cemetery
- Ligon Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ligon Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligon Cemetery
- Bickley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bickley Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Burton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Burton Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Cemetery
- Guy Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Guy Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy Cemetery
- Community Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Community Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Community Cemetery
- Donley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Donley Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donley Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Richardson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Richardson Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Huff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
- County Farm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The County Farm Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Farm Cemetery
- Gadd Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Gadd Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gadd Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Gadd Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southwest of White House Springs.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22937 <5>
- Isbell Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Aycock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Aycock Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aycock Cemetery
- Glendale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Glendale Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Cemetery
- Cole Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Jackson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Jackson Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Colbert County Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Colbert County Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:
- Tuscumbia
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Muscle Shoals
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- South Florence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- White House Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- White House Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Springs
- Spring Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Sheffield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Canaan ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Canaan is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Florence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Littleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Leighton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Nitrate City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- Wilson Dam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
- Cypress Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Ford City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Bainbridge ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bainbridge is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Green Tree ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Mars Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Gatesville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Gatesville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- McGee Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- McGee Town is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Town
- Red Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Red Rock is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Mehama ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mehama is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehama
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Edmond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Edmond is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
- Saint Florian
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Jacksonburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
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 Colbert County Memorial Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Colbert County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Colbert County Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Florence
- Leighton
- Muscle Shoals
- Sheffield
- Tuscumbia
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 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 Colbert County Memorial Gardens:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Colbert 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 Colbert County Memorial Gardens:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #116379 (Colbert County Memorial Gardens)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #116379 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: Colbert
- Est. Elev: 149 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Tuscumbia
- Location given for Colbert County Memorial Gardens:
- Lat: 34.7034233 Lon: -87.6689183
- 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 Colbert, 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- Colbert County 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. |