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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. 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 Cumberland Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cumberland Cemetery

Lat:   33.2890°   (33° 17' 20")

Lon:   -86.8436°   (-86° 50' 36")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the David Lindsay Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the David Lindsay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The David Lindsay Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Pelham Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pelham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pelham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pelham Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Acton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Acton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Acton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Acton Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Ray Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ray Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ray Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Ray Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Cedar Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Grace Community Church Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Community Church Cemetery
    • The Grace Community Church Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Siluria Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Siluria Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Siluria Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Siluria Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Benten Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benten Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Benten Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Benten Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Oldham Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oldham Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oldham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Oldham Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Shiloh MB Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh MB Church Cemetery
    • The Shiloh MB Church Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Goodson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Still Memorial Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Still Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Still Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Still Memorial Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Deerhurst Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deerhurst Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deerhurst Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Deerhurst Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Miller Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Miller Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Southern Heritage Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Southern Heritage Cemetery
      • The Southern Heritage Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jefferson Garden of Memories
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jefferson Garden of Memories have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Jefferson Garden of Memories is located in Jefferson County
    • Maylene Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maylene Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maylene Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Maylene Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Black Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Black Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Longview Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Longview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Longview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Longview Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Nelson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nelson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nelson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Nelson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Ozley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ozley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ozley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ozley Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Roach Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roach Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Roach Cemetery is located in Shelby County

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falliston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falliston
    • Falliston is located in Shelby County
  • Helena
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Helena is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,374 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <6>
  • Tacoa
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tacoa have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoa
    • Tacoa is located in Shelby County
  • Alabaster
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alabaster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabaster
    • Alabaster is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,701 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alabaster <6>
  • Tulse
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tulse have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulse
    • Tulse is located in Shelby County
  • Siluria
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siluria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siluria
    • Siluria is located in Shelby County
  • Bamford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bamford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamford
    • Bamford is located in Shelby County
  • Brantleyville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantleyville
    • Brantleyville is located in Shelby County
  • Maylene
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maylene have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maylene
    • Maylene is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maylene <6>
  • Saginaw
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saginaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
    • Saginaw is located in Shelby County
  • Pelham
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
    • Pelham is located in Shelby County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,231 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <6>
  • Greenwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Greenwood is located in Jefferson County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Indian Springs Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Village
      • Indian Springs Village is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
    • Shannon
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shannon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
      • Shannon is located in Jefferson County
    • Hoover
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
      • Hoover is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,959 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoover <6>
    • New Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Village
      • New Village is located in Jefferson County
    • Mobile Junction
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mobile Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile Junction
      • Mobile Junction is located in Jefferson County
    • Oxmoor
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxmoor
      • Oxmoor is located in Jefferson County
    • Sawmill Town
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawmill Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Town
      • Sawmill Town is located in Shelby County
    • Winetka
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Winetka. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winetka
      • Winetka is located in Jefferson County
    • Lipscomb
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lipscomb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
      • Lipscomb is located in Jefferson County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jonesboro
      • Old Jonesboro is located in Jefferson County
    • 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.

  • Bessemer
  • Pelham
    • Pelham lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Cumberland Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Pelham.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham

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 professional and volunteer 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:

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: GNIS record #116955 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: Helena
    • County: Shelby         Elev: 140
    • Location given for GNIS #116955 (Cumberland Cemetery)

The official website for Shelby County: www.shelbycountyalabama.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 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Cumberland Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2890, Longitude: -86.8436       In this case, the coordinates for the Cumberland Cemetery 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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