A visit to the Jackson 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 Jackson Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Jackson Cemetery:
34.7551, -87.6353
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Jackson Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Jackson Cemetery is located in Colbert County<2>.
The county seat for Colbert County is located in Tuscumbia. Tuscumbia lies just to the west southwest of the Jackson Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Jackson Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Jackson Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jackson Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Murphy - Kemper - Cockburn Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Oakwood Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Blocker Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Blocker Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blocker Cemetery
- Cole Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Cole Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole Cemetery
- Pearsall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Pearsall Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearsall Cemetery
- Florence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Florence Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Cemetery
- Oakwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oakwood Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood Cemetery
- Morning Star Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Morning Star Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morning Star Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Colbert County Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Aycock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Aycock Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aycock Cemetery
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- Glendale Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Glendale Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glendale Cemetery
- Whitamore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Whitamore Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitamore Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Price Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Gunn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Gunn Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn Cemetery
- Bickley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bickley Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bickley Cemetery
- Mayers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mayers Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayers Cemetery
- Peden Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Peden Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peden Cemetery
- McKiernan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The McKiernan Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKiernan Cemetery
- Kernachan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Kernachan Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kernachan Cemetery
- Hawkins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Hawkins Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkins Cemetery
- Huff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Huff Cemetery is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff Cemetery
- Tri-Cities Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Jackson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Jackson Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Muscle Shoals
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- South Florence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Wilson Dam
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wilson Dam is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Dam
- Florence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sheffield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Tuscumbia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Nitrate City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Nitrate City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitrate City
- Davidsons Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bainbridge ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bainbridge is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bainbridge
- Canaan ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Canaan is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- Mars Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mars Hill is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Spring Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Ford City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ford City is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
- Cypress Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Leighton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- White House Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- White House Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Springs
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
- Saint Florian
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Saint Florian is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Florian
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Killen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- McGee Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- McGee Town is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Town
- Green Tree ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Jacksonburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jacksonburg is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonburg
- Bailey Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bailey Springs is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Springs
- Littleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Beach Grove ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beach Grove is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beach Grove
- Arnot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Arnot is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnot
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 Jackson Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Colbert County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jackson Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bailey Springs
- Florence
- Leighton
- Muscle Shoals
- Sheffield
- Tuscumbia
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 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 Jackson Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Colbert 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 Jackson Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #120760 (Jackson Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #120760 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: Colbert
- Est. Elev: 158 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Florence
- Location given for Jackson Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.7550887 Lon: -87.6353062
- 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 Colbert, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Jackson 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. |