A visit to the Cumberland 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 Cumberland Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cumberland Cemetery:
33.2890, -86.8436
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cumberland Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cumberland Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Columbiana. Columbiana lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Cumberland Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cumberland Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Cumberland Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cumberland Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- David Lindsay Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Pelham Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Pelham Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham Cemetery
- Acton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Acton Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Cemetery
- Ray Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Grace Community Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Grace Community Church Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Community Church Cemetery
- The Grace Community Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Mars Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- Sulphur Springs Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2138568 <5>
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Siluria Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Siluria Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siluria Cemetery
- Benten Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Benten Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benten Cemetery
- Oldham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Oldham Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham Cemetery
- Shiloh MB Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Shiloh MB Church Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh MB Church Cemetery
- The Shiloh MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shiloh Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26231 <5>
- Goodson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Goodson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Still Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Deerhurst Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Deerhurst Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerhurst Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Southern Heritage Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Southern Heritage Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Heritage Cemetery
- The Southern Heritage Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rideout Southern Heritage Cemetery
- Ridout Southern Heritage Cemetery
- Jefferson Garden of Memories
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Maylene Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Maylene Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maylene Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Longview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Longview Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Ozley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Ozley Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozley Cemetery
- Roach Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Roach Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roach Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cumberland Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cumberland Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Falliston
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Falliston is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falliston
- Helena
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tacoa
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Tacoa is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoa
- Alabaster
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tulse
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tulse is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulse
- Siluria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Siluria is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siluria
- Bamford
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bamford is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamford
- Brantleyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brantleyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantleyville
- Maylene
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Saginaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Saginaw is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Pelham
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Indian Springs Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Springs Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
- Shannon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shannon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Hoover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- New Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- New Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Village
- Mobile Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mobile Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile Junction
- Oxmoor
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Oxmoor is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxmoor
- Sawmill Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Sawmill Town is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Town
- Winetka
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Winetka is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winetka
- Lipscomb
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lipscomb is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,110 people
- Bessemer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Old Jonesboro
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Old Jonesboro is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jonesboro
- McCalla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
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 Cumberland Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cumberland Cemetery.
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 Cumberland Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Shelby 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 Cumberland Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #116955 (Cumberland Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #116955 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: Shelby
- Est. Elev: 140 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Helena
- Location given for Cumberland Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.289002 Lon: -86.8436004
- 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 Shelby, 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- Cumberland 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. |