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A visit to the Crooked Creek 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 Crooked Creek Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Crooked Creek Cemetery:

33.7362, -86.8725

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Crooked Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Crooked Creek Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.

The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Birmingham. Birmingham lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Crooked Creek Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Crooked Creek Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Crooked Creek Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Crooked Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Narl Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Narl Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narl Cemetery
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • Morris Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Morris Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
  • Edward Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Edward Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward Cemetery
  • Brewer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The Brewer Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer Cemetery
  • Moncrief Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Moncrief Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moncrief Cemetery
  • Cain Creek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Cain Creek Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cain Creek Cemetery
  • Good Hope Baptist Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • The Good Hope Baptist Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Baptist Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Good Hope Baptist Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Robbins Crossroads.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1997926 <5>
  • Linns Crossing Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Linns Crossing Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linns Crossing Cemetery
  • Cardiff Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • The Cardiff Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff Cemetery
  • Liberty - Minter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • The Liberty - Minter Cemetery is 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>
  • Warrior Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Lawler Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Lawler Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler Cemetery
    • St. Michaels Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
    • Hodges Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Hodges Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodges Cemetery
    • Castle Heights Memorial Gardens
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Creel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Creel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel Cemetery
    • Enon Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • The Enon Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
    • Little Vine Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Little Vine Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Vine Cemetery
      • The Little Vine Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Little Vine Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2160589 <5>
    • Empire Memorial Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Empire Memorial Cemetery is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire Memorial Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Empire Memorial Cemetery is located in Empire.
      • The Empire Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Empire Memorial Gardens
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1442863 <5>
    • New Horizon Memorial Gardens
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Linn Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Linn Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Cemetery
    • Bivens Chapel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Bivens Chapel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bivens Chapel Cemetery
    • Hughes Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Hughes Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery

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 Crooked Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Crooked Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Morris
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Morris is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
  • Mount Olive
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Kimberly
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Warrior
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Corner is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
  • Sayre
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Sayre is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
  • Cardiff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cardiff is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
  • Gardendale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Majestic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Majestic is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
  • Graysville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Brookside
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Brookside is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
  • Watson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Watson is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Red Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Red Hill is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
    • Robbins Crossroads
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Robbins Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Crossroads
    • Alden
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Alden is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
    • Pinkney City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Pinkney City is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkney City
    • Daisey City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Daisey City is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisey City
    • New Castle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • New Castle is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
    • Crosston
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Crosston is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosston
    • Creel
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Creel is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel
    • Scarlet Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Scarlet Town is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlet Town
    • New Town
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • New Town is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
    • Fultondale
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Bradford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Bradford is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
    • Trafford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Empire
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Empire is located in Walker County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire

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 Crooked Creek Cemetery. The following communities are located in Jefferson County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Crooked Creek Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 helpful 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 Crooked Creek 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 Crooked Creek Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #116886  (Crooked Creek Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #116886 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: 142 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Gardendale
      • Location given for Crooked Creek Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.736214     Lon: -86.872495
      • 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' (or 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- Crooked Creek 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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