A visit to the Florence 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 Florence Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Florence Cemetery:
33.2682, -86.5761
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Florence Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Florence Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Columbiana. Columbiana lies just to the south southwest of the Florence Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Florence Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Florence Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hubbard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Cemetery
- Fourmile Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Fourmile Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Cemetery
- Ray Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Walton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Walton Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Cemetery
- Poindexter - Vick Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mose Davis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mose Davis Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mose Davis Cemetery
- Foster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson 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
- Farr Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Farr Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farr Cemetery
- Whitfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Whitfield Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitfield Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Quinn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Quinn Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Quinn Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Chelsea
- Rocky Ridge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Rocky Ridge Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge Cemetery
- Old Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Chapel Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Chapel Cemetery
- Kirkland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Kirkland Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Chelsea
- The Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Liberty Cemetery
- Quinn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Quinn Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Quinn Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Chelsea
- K Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The K Springs Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for K Springs Cemetery
- Heaton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Heaton Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Cemetery
- Wilsonville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Florence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Florence Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Wilsonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Chelsea
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Columbiana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Westover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Westover is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
- Harpersville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shelby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pelham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Shoal Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shoal Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- Meadowbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Indian Springs Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- 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
- Saginaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Saginaw is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Merrell Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Merrell Beach is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrell Beach
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Talladega Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Fayetteville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fayetteville is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Childersburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lake Purdy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Purdy is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Purdy
- Vincent
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Inverness
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Inverness is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Pine Grove Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pine Grove Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
- Bridgeton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Calcis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Calcis is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcis
- Sterrett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Siluria
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Siluria is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siluria
- Bon Air
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bon Air is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Vandiver
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
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 Florence 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 Florence Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Childersburg
- Columbiana
- Pelham
- Shelby
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 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 Florence 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 Florence Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #149331 (Florence Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #149331 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: 177 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Westover
- Location given for Florence Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.2681689 Lon: -86.5760941
- 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Florence 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. |