A visit to the Fourmile 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 Fourmile Cemetery ...
The Fourmile Cemetery is located in Shelby County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Crumpton Cemetery
- The Crumpton Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Farr Cemetery
- The Farr Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Florence Cemetery
- The Florence Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Foster Cemetery
- Heaton Cemetery
- The Heaton Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Hubbard Cemetery
- The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Johnson Cemetery
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Kirkland Cemetery
- The Kirkland Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Mose Davis Cemetery
- The Mose Davis Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Old Chapel Cemetery
- The Old Chapel Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Poindexter - Vick Cemetery
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- Prospect Cemetery
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Ray Cemetery
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Rocky Ridge Cemetery
- The Rocky Ridge Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Roper Cemetery
- The Roper Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Union Cemetery
- The Union Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Wallace Cemetery
- Walton Cemetery
- The Walton Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Whitfield Cemetery
- The Whitfield Cemetery is located in Shelby County
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- Wilsonville Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Fourmile Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Bon Air
- Bon Air is located in Talladega County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Bridgeton
- Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
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- Calcis
- Calcis is located in Shelby County
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- Chelsea
- Childersburg
- Columbiana
- Comerdale
- Comerdale is located in Talladega County
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- East Bend
- East Bend is located in Talladega County
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- Fayetteville
- Fayetteville is located in Talladega County
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- Harpersville
- Indian Springs Village
- Indian Springs Village is located in Shelby County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
- Inverness
- Inverness is located in Shelby County
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- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Lake Purdy
- Lake Purdy is located in Shelby County
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- Meadowbrook
- Meadowbrook is located in Shelby County
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- Merrell Beach
- Merrell Beach is located in Shelby County
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- Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in Talladega County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
- Pelham
- Pine Grove Village
- Pine Grove Village is located in Shelby County
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- Saginaw
- Saginaw is located in Shelby County
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- Shelby
- Shoal Creek
- Shoal Creek is located in Shelby County
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- Sterrett
- Talladega Springs
- Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Vandiver
- Vincent
- Westover
- Westover is located in Shelby County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
- Wilsonville
- Zubers
- Zubers is located in Talladega County
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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 Fourmile 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 Fourmile 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 first visit 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 Fourmile 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 Fourmile Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #146434 (Fourmile Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #146434 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: 134 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Westover
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fourmile Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
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