A visit to the George Washington Memorial Gardens ...
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 George Washington Memorial Gardens ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the George Washington Memorial Gardens:
33.5395, -86.9242
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the George Washington Memorial Gardens can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The George Washington Memorial Gardens is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Birmingham. Birmingham lies just to the east of the George Washington Memorial Gardens .
Open a Google Map centered on the George Washington Memorial Gardens.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the George Washington Memorial Gardens.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from George Washington Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.
- Crumley Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Village Falls Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Village Falls Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Falls Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- Fraternal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Fraternal Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraternal Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Midway Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Crestview Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Crestview Memorial Gardens is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestview Memorial Gardens
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Crestview Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located in Adamsville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #163934 <5>
- Adams - Heaton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mason Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Glasgow Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Glasgow Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Hill Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Grove Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elmwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Birmingham.
- The Elmwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elm Leaf Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22674 <5>
- Emanuel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Emanuel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel Cemetery
- Knesses Israel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Enon Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Enon Ridge Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Ridge Cemetery
- Bivens Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bivens Chapel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bivens Chapel Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the George Washington Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from George Washington Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:
- Minor
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Minor is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- McDonald Chapel
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- McDonald Chapel is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Chapel
- Docena
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Docena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Docena
- Pratt Mines ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pratt Mines is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Mines
- Sandusky
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sandusky is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Edgewater
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Edgewater is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Wylam
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wylam is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylam
- Ensley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ensley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensley
- Forestdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forestdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Mulga
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Westwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Westwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Westfield ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Westfield is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Fairfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Pratt City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pratt City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt City
- Pleasant Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fairfield Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fairfield Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Village
- West End
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- West End is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
- Adamsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hooper City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hooper City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper City
- New Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Scarlet Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Scarlet Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlet Town
- Maytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Maytown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Dolomite
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Midfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Daisey City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Daisey City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisey City
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 George Washington Memorial Gardens. The following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The George Washington Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ensley
- Ensley lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the George Washington Memorial Gardens.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Ensley.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensley
- Pratt City
- Pratt Mines - Historic
- Wylam
- Wylam lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the South (S) of the George Washington Memorial Gardens.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wylam.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylam
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 George Washington Memorial Gardens:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Jefferson 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 George Washington Memorial Gardens:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #118904 (George Washington Memorial Gardens Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #118904 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: Jefferson
- Est. Elev: 169 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Adamsville
- Location given for George Washington Memorial Gardens Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.5395504 Lon: -86.9241598
- 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 Jefferson, 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- George Washington Memorial Gardens) 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. |