A visit to the Hodges 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 Hodges Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hodges Cemetery:
33.6226, -86.8744
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hodges Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hodges Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Birmingham. Birmingham lies just to the south southeast of the Hodges Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hodges Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Hodges Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hodges Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Bivens Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bivens Chapel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bivens Chapel Cemetery
- Walkers Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cardiff Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Cardiff Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff Cemetery
- Glasgow Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Glasgow Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Hill Cemetery
- Crestview Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- 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 west)
- Midway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Crumley Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moncrief Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Moncrief Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moncrief Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Linn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Linn Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Fraternal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Fraternal Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraternal Cemetery
- Roberts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Linns Crossing Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- George Washington Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Inglenook Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Inglenook Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglenook Cemetery
- Sheritt Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Sheritt Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheritt Cemetery
- Edward Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Edward Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Hodges Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hodges Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Watson
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Watson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watson
- Scarlet Town
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Scarlet Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarlet Town
- New Town
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- New Town is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Brookside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brookside is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
- Daisey City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Daisey City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisey City
- Westwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Westwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Forestdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Forestdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
- Mount Olive
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cardiff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cardiff is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Pinkney City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Pinkney City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkney City
- Adamsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fultondale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Gardendale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Docena
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Docena is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Docena
- Sandusky
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sandusky is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Pratt Mines ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pratt Mines is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt Mines
- Pratt City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Pratt City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt City
- Hooper City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hooper City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper City
- Graysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Alden
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Alden is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Vulcan City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Vulcan City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan City
- Bartonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bartonville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartonville
- Tarrant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Tarrant is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrant
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,081 people
- Tarrant has also been known as:
- Tarrant City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarrant <6>
- New Castle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- New Castle is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Mulga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Minor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Minor is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- McDonald Chapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- McDonald Chapel is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Chapel
- Ensley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ensley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensley
- Birmingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Birmingham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Birmingham is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Birmingham
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 Hodges Cemetery. The following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hodges Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Birmingham
- Ensley
- Gardendale
- Pratt City
- Pratt Mines - Historic
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 Hodges Cemetery:
- 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 Hodges Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #144274 (Hodges Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #144274 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: 161 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Birmingham North
- Location given for Hodges Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.6226045 Lon: -86.8744377
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hodges 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. |