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A visit to the Garden of Memories 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 Garden of Memories Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Garden of Memories Cemetery:

33.6459, -86.2075

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

The Garden of Memories Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County<2>.

The county seat for Saint Clair County is located in Ashville. Ashville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Garden of Memories Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Garden of Memories Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Garden of Memories Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Garden of Memories Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Old Mitchell Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Old Mitchell Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Mitchell Cemetery
  • Harkeys Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Harkeys Chapel Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkeys Chapel Cemetery
  • Broken Arrow Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Broken Arrow Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Arrow Cemetery
  • St. Clair Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Popes Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Popes Chapel Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popes Chapel Cemetery
  • Seddon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • The Seddon Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon Cemetery
  • Wester Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Wester Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wester Cemetery
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge Cemetery
  • Robert Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The Robert Chapel Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robert Chapel Cemetery
  • McCellan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • The McCellan Cemetery is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCellan Cemetery
  • Hall Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Hall Cemetery is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Cemetery
  • Refuge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • The Refuge Cemetery is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge Cemetery
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Mitchell Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
    • Spring Hill Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
    • Karr Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Karr Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karr Cemetery
    • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    • Mays Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Mays Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Cemetery
    • Morning Star Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
      • The Morning Star Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Morning Star MB Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2312110 <5>
    • Box Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Box Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Cemetery
    • Bowman Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Bowman Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowman Cemetery
    • Boykin Truitt Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Boykin Truitt Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boykin Truitt Cemetery
    • Valley Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Valley Hill Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Valley Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the south of Pell City.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26861 <5>
    • Walkers Family Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Walkers Family Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Family Cemetery
    • Pattons Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • The Pattons Chapel Cemetery is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattons Chapel Cemetery
    • Garden of Memories Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Garden of Memories Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Garden of Memories Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Riverside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Seddon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Seddon is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon
  • Coal City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Coal City is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal City
  • Wattsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Wattsville is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
  • Pell City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Avondale Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Avondale Village is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale Village
  • Colony
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Colony is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
  • Lincoln
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Glen City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Glen City is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen City
  • Cropwell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Windsong Island
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Windsong Island is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong Island
  • Bruner ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bruner is located in Calhoun County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruner
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Ragland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Ragland is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,718 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ragland <6>
    • Easonville ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Easonville is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonville
    • Macon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Macon is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
    • Blue Eye ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Blue Eye is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Eye
    • Boozer ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Boozer is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boozer
    • Cook's Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Cook's Springs is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook's Springs
    • Fountainrun ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
    • Eastaboga
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Branchville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
    • Odenville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Cane Creek ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Cane Creek is located in Calhoun County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek

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 Garden of Memories Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saint Clair County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Garden of Memories Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Ashville
    • Ashville lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Garden of Memories Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ashville.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashville
  • Macon
    • Macon lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the Northeast (NE) of the Garden of Memories Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Macon.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macon
  • Odenville
  • Pell City
  • Ragland
    • Ragland lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Garden of Memories Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ragland.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ragland

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 Garden of Memories Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Alabama:
  • Pages specific to Saint Clair 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 Garden of Memories Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #165076  (Garden of Memories Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #165076 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: St. Clair
      • Est. Elev: 171 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Ragland
      • Location given for Garden of Memories Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.6459357     Lon: -86.2074757
      • 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 Saint Clair, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Garden of Memories 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.