A visit to the Creel 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 Creel Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Creel Cemetery:
33.7590, -86.7489
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Creel Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Creel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Birmingham. Birmingham lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Creel Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Creel Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Creel Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Creel Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Liberty - Minter Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- 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>
- Hughes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Hughes Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Morris Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Warrior Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Castle Heights Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Vandiver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- County Line Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Holston Chapel UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Edward Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Edward Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward Cemetery
- Lilly Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lilly Chapel Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Chapel Cemetery
- Love Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Elvester Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Elvester Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvester Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Enon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- Cain Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Cain Creek Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cain Creek Cemetery
- Pinson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Pinson Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinson Cemetery
- Hopewell UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Old Compton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brewer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Brewer Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer 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
- Crooked Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Crooked Creek Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek Cemetery
- Moncrief Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Moncrief Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moncrief Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Creel Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Creel Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Majestic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Majestic is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Crosston
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crosston is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosston
- Bradford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bradford is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Morris
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Morris is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
- Kimberly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Trafford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Masseyline
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Masseyline is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyline
- County Line
(4 miles [6.4 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
- Warrior
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pinson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Palmerdale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Palmerdale is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerdale
- Village Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Village Springs is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Springs
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Selfville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Selfville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selfville
- Gardendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Castle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Castle is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Mount Olive
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Center Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Compton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Compton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Dallas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dallas is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Chalkville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chalkville is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkville
- Grayson Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grayson Valley is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson Valley
- Clay
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- 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>
- Remlap
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hayden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Fultondale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Smoke Rise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Smoke Rise is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
- Ayres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ayres is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres
- Locust Fork
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Adville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Adville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adville
- Reid's
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Reid's is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid's
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 Creel Cemetery. The following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Creel 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 Creel 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 Creel Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #144118 (Creel Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #144118 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: 151 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Trafford
- Location given for Creel Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.7589901 Lon: -86.7488814
- 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 '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- Creel 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |