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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:

33.3354, -86.4380

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 Shelby County<2>.

The county seat for Shelby County is located in Columbiana. Columbiana lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southwest 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 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 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.

  • Masters Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Masters Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masters Cemetery
  • Williamson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Williamson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
  • Vincent Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Vincent Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Cemetery
  • Wallace Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Holley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Holley Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holley Cemetery
  • Bradford Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Bradford Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford Cemetery
  • Caldwell Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Caldwell Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caldwell Cemetery
  • Chancellor Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Chancellor Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor Cemetery
  • Baker Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Baker Grove Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Grove Cemetery
  • Arkwright Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Arkwright Church Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkwright Church Cemetery
    • The Arkwright Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Arkwright Cemetery
  • Bailey Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Bailey Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
  • Vincent Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Vincent Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Raley Family Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Raley Family Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raley Family Cemetery
    • Elliott Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • The Elliott Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
    • Kirkland Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Kirkland Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland Cemetery
    • Old Reynolds Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Old Reynolds Cemetery is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Reynolds Cemetery
    • Glover Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • The Glover Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Cemetery
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Nicholls Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Nicholls Cemetery is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholls Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Nicholls Cemetery is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Childersburg.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24993 <5>
    • Allen Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Allen Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Allen Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Calcis
    • Prospect Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Prospect Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
    • Childersburg City Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Childersburg City Cemetery is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childersburg City Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Childersburg City Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Childersburg
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive 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 Garden of Memories Cemetery.

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

  • Harpersville
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Vincent
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Vincent is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,223 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vincent <6>
  • Westover
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Westover is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
  • Childersburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • East Bend
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • East Bend is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
  • Calcis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Calcis is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcis
  • Wilsonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Bon Air
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Bon Air is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bon Air
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
  • Sterrett
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Logan Martin Dam
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Logan Martin Dam is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Martin Dam
  • Zubers
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Zubers is located in Talladega County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zubers
  • Vandiver
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Comerdale
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Comerdale is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comerdale
    • Alpine
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Chelsea
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Oak Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Oak Grove is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
    • Nottingham ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Nottingham is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nottingham
      • Former name for Nottingham:
      • Jones Camp Ground
    • Dunavant
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Dunavant is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
    • Shoal Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Shoal Creek is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
    • Fayetteville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Fayetteville is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
    • Dunnavant
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Dunnavant is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnavant
    • Winterboro
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Winterboro is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterboro
    • Fountainrun ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
    • Columbiana
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Talladega Springs
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Mignon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Mignon is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mignon
    • Sycamore
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Sycamore is located in Talladega County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
    • Bridgeton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton

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 Shelby 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.

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 Garden of Memories 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 Garden of Memories Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #118817  (Garden of Memories Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #118817 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: 136 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Harpersville
      • Location given for Garden of Memories Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.3353887     Lon: -86.4380356
      • 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 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.