A visit to the East Lake 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 East Lake Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the East Lake Cemetery:
33.5623, -86.7267
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the East Lake Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The East Lake Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Birmingham. Birmingham lies just to the west southwest of the East Lake Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the East Lake Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the East Lake Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from East Lake Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Greenwood Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Birmingham.
- The Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Woodlawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23140 <5>
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Birmingham.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22835 <5>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Higgins Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Higgins Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins Cemetery
- Inglenook Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Inglenook Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglenook Cemetery
- Bush Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Bush Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Cemetery
- Sheritt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sheritt Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheritt Cemetery
- McElwain Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The McElwain Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElwain Cemetery
- Bass Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bass Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Cemetery
- Earltown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Earltown Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earltown Cemetery
- Bass Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bass Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Cemetery
- Reed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Walkers Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Forest Crest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Forest Crest Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Crest Cemetery
- McCombs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The McCombs Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCombs Cemetery
- Alton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Alton Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton Cemetery
- Jefferson Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Enon Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Enon Ridge Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Ridge Cemetery
- Knesses Israel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Emanuel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Emanuel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Cahaba Heights Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the East Lake Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from East Lake Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Gate City
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Gate City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate City
- Marks Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Marks Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks Village
- Zion City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Zion City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion City
- Tarrant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tarrant is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,081 people
- Tarrant has also been known as:
- Tarrant City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarrant <6>
- East Birmingham
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- East Birmingham is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Birmingham
- Irondale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Weems
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Weems is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- Huffman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Huffman is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Bartonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bartonville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartonville
- Avondale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Avondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Cahaba Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cahaba Landing is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahaba Landing
- Rock Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rock Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Ridge
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Vulcan City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Vulcan City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan City
- Birmingham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- English Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- English Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Mountain Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Alton
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dale ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dale is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Fultondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain Brook Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Castle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Castle is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- McCombs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- McCombs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCombs
- Center Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hooper City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hooper City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper City
- Cahaba Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Lola City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lola City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola City
- Trussville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grayson Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grayson Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson Valley
- Chalkville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chalkville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkville
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 East Lake Cemetery. The following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The East Lake Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Avondale
- Birmingham
- Gate City
- Trussville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 East Lake 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 East Lake Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #117778 (East Lake Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #117778 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: 201 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Irondale
- Location given for East Lake Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.5623263 Lon: -86.7266556
- 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 from Point A (ie- East Lake 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. |