A visit to the Hughes 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 Hughes Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hughes Cemetery:
33.7529, -86.7314
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hughes Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hughes Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Birmingham. Birmingham lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Hughes Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hughes Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Hughes Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hughes Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Creel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Creel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel Cemetery
- Liberty - Minter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty - Minter Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty - Minter Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Liberty - Minter Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Morris.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #190975 <5>
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Castle Heights Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lilly Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Lilly Chapel Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Chapel Cemetery
- Vandiver Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Vandiver Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandiver Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Vandiver Cemetery is located outside and to the east of County Line.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26864 <5>
- County Line Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Warrior Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pinson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Pinson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinson Cemetery
- Hopewell UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Hopewell UMC Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell UMC Cemetery
- The Hopewell UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Village Springs Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2189138 <5>
- Old Compton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Love Chapel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Holston Chapel UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Holston Chapel UMC Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holston Chapel UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Holston Chapel UMC Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of County Line.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2497997 <5>
- Elvester Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Elvester Cemetery is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elvester Cemetery
- Edward Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Edward Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edward Cemetery
- Enon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Enon Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Cemetery
- Cain Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Cain Creek Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cain Creek Cemetery
- Moncrief Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Moncrief Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moncrief Cemetery
- Brewer Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Brewer Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewer Cemetery
- Bibb Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Bibb Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibb Cemetery
- Crooked Creek Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- The Crooked Creek Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Creek Cemetery
- Taylor Memorial UMC Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Taylor Memorial UMC Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Memorial UMC Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Taylor Memorial UMC Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Chalkville
- The Taylor Memorial UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Taylors Chapel Cemetery
- Remlap Methodist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
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 Hughes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hughes Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Crosston
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Crosston is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosston
- Bradford
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bradford is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Majestic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Majestic is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Majestic
- Masseyline
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Masseyline is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masseyline
- Trafford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- County Line
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- County Line is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Population from the 2020 Census: 241 people
- Kimberly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Morris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Morris is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
- Pinson
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Palmerdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Palmerdale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerdale
- Village Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Village Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Springs
- Selfville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Selfville is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selfville
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Warrior
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gardendale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- New Castle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- New Castle is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Castle
- Center Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Compton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Compton is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton
- Dallas
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dallas is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
- Chalkville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Chalkville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkville
- Grayson Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Grayson Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson Valley
- Clay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Remlap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ayres
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ayres is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ayres
- Hayden
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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 Hughes Cemetery. The following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Hughes Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Hughes 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 Hughes Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #120532 (Hughes Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #120532 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: 178 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Trafford
- Location given for Hughes Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.752879 Lon: -86.7313808
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hughes 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. |
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