A visit to the Garrett 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 Garrett Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Garrett Cemetery:
33.2146, -86.7589
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Garrett Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Garrett Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Columbiana. Columbiana lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Garrett 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] of the Garrett Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Garrett Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Ozley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Ozley Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozley Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Longview Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Longview Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Cemetery
- Roach Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Roach Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roach Cemetery
- Nabors Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Nabors Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nabors Cemetery
- Old Lynch Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Old Lynch Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lynch Cemetery
- Nearest Grave Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Benten Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Benten Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benten Cemetery
- Still Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oldham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Oldham Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham Cemetery
- Siluria Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Siluria Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siluria Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Goodson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Goodson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson Cemetery
- Harles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Harles Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harles Cemetery
- Dargin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Dargin Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dargin Cemetery
- Jones Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Jones Bailey Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Bailey Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Maylene Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Maylene Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maylene Cemetery
- Moores Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Moores Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Cemetery
- Moores Crossroads Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Deerhurst Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Deerhurst Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerhurst Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Garrett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Garrett Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Saginaw
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Saginaw is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Siluria
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Siluria is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siluria
- Alabaster
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Maylene
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pelham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brantleyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brantleyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantleyville
- Calera
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Falliston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Falliston is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falliston
- Helena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Tacoa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tacoa is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoa
- Tulse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tulse is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulse
- Montevallo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Columbiana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Indian Springs Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- 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
- Bamford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bamford is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamford
- Wilton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Wilton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Former names for Wilton:
- Birmingham Junction
- Bismarck
- Catoosa
- Woods
- Woodsborough
- Chelsea
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sawmill Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sawmill Town is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Town
- Shelby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Eddings
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Eddings is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddings
- Hoover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Meadowbrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Meadowbrook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Inverness
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Inverness is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Aden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Aden is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Brierfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shannon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Shannon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
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 Garrett Cemetery. The following communities are located in Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Garrett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Calera
- Columbiana
- Montevallo
- Pelham
- Shelby
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 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 Garrett 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 Garrett Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #155530 (Garrett Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #155530 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: 197 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Alabaster
- Location given for Garrett Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.2145597 Lon: -86.7588759
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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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Garrett 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |