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A visit to the Gardens of Rest ...

Introduction ...

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Gardens of Rest ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Gardens of Rest

Lat:   33.1048°   (33° 6' 17")

Lon:   -86.5869°   (-86° 35' 12")

The Gardens of Rest is located in Shelby County<2>.

The county seat for Shelby County is located in Columbiana. Columbiana lies just to the north northwest of the Gardens of Rest .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Gardens of Rest.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Gardens of Rest, with the nearest first.

  • Brasher Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brasher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brasher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brasher Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Beaver Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beaver Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beaver Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beaver Creek Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Williams Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Williams Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Old Good Hope Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Good Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Good Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Good Hope Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Armstrong Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Armstrong Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Armstrong Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Armstrong Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Columbiana Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Columbiana Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Columbiana Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Columbiana Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Pine Lawn Gardens Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pine Lawn Gardens Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pine Lawn Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Pine Lawn Gardens Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Verchot Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Verchot Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Verchot Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Verchot Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Miller Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Dover Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dover Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dover Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Brasher Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brasher Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brasher Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Brasher Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Shelby Springs Confederate Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelby Springs Confederate Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shelby Springs Confederate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Shelby Springs Confederate Cemetery is located in Shelby County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Crumpton Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crumpton Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crumpton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Crumpton Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Blackmon Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackmon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackmon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Blackmon Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Leach Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Leach Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Leach Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Leach Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Old Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Blue Springs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Archers Chapel Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Archers Chapel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Archers Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Archers Chapel Cemetery is located in Chilton County
    • New Hope Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New Hope Cemetery is located in Chilton County
    • Ft. Williams Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Williams Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Ft. Williams Cemetery is located in Talladega County
    • Johnson Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Johnson Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Johnson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Johnson Cemetery is located in Shelby County

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 Gardens of Rest.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Gardens of Rest, with the nearest first.

  • Shelby
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Merrell Beach
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrell Beach
    • Merrell Beach is located in Shelby County
  • Pine Grove Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Grove Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
    • Pine Grove Village is located in Shelby County
  • Columbiana
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Aucheucaula ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aucheucaula have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheucaula
    • Aucheucaula is located in Coosa County
  • Talladega Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega Springs
    • Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Jumbo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Jumbo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
    • Jumbo is located in Chilton County
  • Calera
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Fayetteville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
    • Fayetteville is located in Talladega County
  • Wilsonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jemison
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Thorsby
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Saginaw
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saginaw have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
      • Saginaw is located in Shelby County
    • Montevallo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Siluria
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siluria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siluria
      • Siluria is located in Shelby County
    • Chelsea
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Weogufka
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
      • Weogufka is located in Coosa County
    • Gantts Quarry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gantts Quarry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantts Quarry
      • Gantts Quarry is located in Talladega County
    • Oak Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Talladega County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
    • Childersburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Westover
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westover have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
      • Westover is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
    • Pelham
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
      • Pelham is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,231 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <6>
    • Alabaster
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alabaster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabaster
      • Alabaster is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,701 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alabaster <6>
    • Maylene
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maylene have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maylene
      • Maylene is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maylene <6>
    • Wilton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
      • Wilton is located in Shelby County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
      • Former names for Wilton:
      • Birmingham Junction
      • Bismarck
      • Catoosa
      • Woods
      • Woodsborough

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 Gardens of Rest. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shelby County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Gardens of Rest.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

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 Gardens of Rest:

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 Gardens of Rest:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #118825  (Gardens of Rest)
    • Note: GNIS record #118825 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Shelby
    • County: Shelby         Elev: 154
    • Location given for GNIS #118825 (Gardens of Rest)

The official website for Shelby County: www.shelbycountyalabama.com/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Gardens of Rest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1048, Longitude: -86.5869       In this case, the coordinates for the Gardens of Rest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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