A visit to the Jefferson Garden of Memories ...
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 Jefferson Garden of Memories ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Jefferson Garden of Memories:
33.3609, -86.8322
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Jefferson Garden of Memories can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Jefferson Garden of Memories is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Birmingham. Birmingham lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north of the Jefferson Garden of Memories .
Open a Google Map centered on the Jefferson Garden of Memories.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Jefferson Garden of Memories.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jefferson Garden of Memories, with the nearest first.
- Acton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Acton Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acton Cemetery
- Miller Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Southern Heritage Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Southern Heritage Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Heritage Cemetery
- The Southern Heritage Cemetery has also been known as:
- Rideout Southern Heritage Cemetery
- Ridout Southern Heritage Cemetery
- Croft Acton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Croft Acton Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft Acton Cemetery
- Pelham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pelham Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Cumberland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Cumberland Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland Cemetery
- Indian Springs First Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Old Acton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Old Acton Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Acton Cemetery
- Bryan Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Sadlers Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Sadlers Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadlers Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Ray Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- David Lindsay Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Oldham Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Oldham Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham Cemetery
- Deerhurst Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Deerhurst Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerhurst Cemetery
- New Grace Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The New Grace Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grace Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Grace Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Birmingham.
- The New Grace Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grace Hill Cemetery
- New Grace Hill Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23071 <5>
- Shadowlawn Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Shadowlawn Memorial Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowlawn Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shadowlawn Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Birmingham.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26156 <5>
- Valhalla Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Valhalla Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valhalla Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Valhalla Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Birmingham.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26853 <5>
- Allen Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Jefferson Garden of Memories.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Jefferson Garden of Memories, with the nearest first:
- Hoover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Shannon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Shannon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Tacoa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Tacoa is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoa
- Indian Springs Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- 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
- Helena
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Falliston
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Falliston is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falliston
- Oxmoor
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oxmoor is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxmoor
- Pelham
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Greenwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Vestavia Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Winetka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Winetka is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winetka
- New Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Village
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Ishkooda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ishkooda is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ishkooda
- Alabaster
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Duncan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Duncan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Inverness
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Inverness is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Homewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Roosevelt - Cairo Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lipscomb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lipscomb is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,110 people
- Bessemer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mason City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mason City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
- Bamford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bamford is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamford
- Tulse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tulse is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulse
- Meadowbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Meadowbrook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Cahaba Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Midfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Brighton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Creek Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blue Creek Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Creek Junction
- Old Jonesboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Old Jonesboro is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jonesboro
- Mobile Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mobile Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile Junction
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 Jefferson Garden of Memories. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jefferson Garden of Memories.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Jefferson Garden of Memories:
- 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 Jefferson Garden of Memories:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #120830 (Jefferson Garden of Memories)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #120830 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: 154 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Helena
- Location given for Jefferson Garden of Memories:
- Lat: 33.3609439 Lon: -86.8322117
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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 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Jefferson Garden of Memories) 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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