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A visit to the Jefferson 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 Jefferson Memorial Gardens ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Jefferson Memorial Gardens:

33.6001, -86.6397

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Jefferson Memorial Gardens can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Jefferson Memorial Gardens is located in Jefferson County<2>.

The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Birmingham. Birmingham lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest of the Jefferson Memorial Gardens .

Open a Google Map centered on the Jefferson Memorial Gardens.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Jefferson Memorial Gardens.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Jefferson Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.

  • Alton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • The Alton Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton Cemetery
  • Reed Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Reed Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
  • Bass Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bass Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Cemetery
  • McCombs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • The McCombs Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCombs Cemetery
  • Mt. Nebo Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
  • Trussville Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • The Trussville Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trussville Cemetery
    • The Trussville Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cahawba Baptist Cemetery
    • First Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26737 <5>
  • Taylor Memorial UMC Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • 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
  • Earltown Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Earltown Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earltown Cemetery
  • Forest Crest Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Forest Crest Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Crest Cemetery
  • Higgins Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Higgins Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins Cemetery
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
  • East Lake Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The East Lake Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Henry Ellen Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Henry Ellen Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Ellen Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Henry Ellen Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Leeds.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484450 <5>
    • Pinson Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Pinson Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinson Cemetery
    • Bush Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bush Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Cemetery
    • Bass Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Bass Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Cemetery
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
    • Sheritt Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Sheritt Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheritt Cemetery
    • Greenwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Birmingham.
      • The Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Woodlawn Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23140 <5>
    • Forest Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Birmingham.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22835 <5>
    • McElwain Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The McElwain Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElwain Cemetery
    • Mt. Hebron Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
    • Cedar Grove Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 27 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Jefferson Memorial Gardens.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Jefferson Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:

  • Dale ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Dale is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • Alton
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • McCombs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • McCombs is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCombs
  • Lola City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Lola City is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola City
  • Trussville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cahaba Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cahaba Village is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahaba Village
  • Huffman
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Huffman is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
  • Weems
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Weems is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
  • Rock Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Rock Ridge is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Ridge
  • Roper
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Roper is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
  • Grayson Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Grayson Valley is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson Valley
  • Chalkville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Chalkville is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkville
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Breakstone Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Breakstone Village is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakstone Village
    • East Trussville ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • East Trussville is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trussville
    • Center Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Zion City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Zion City is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion City
    • Irondale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Scott City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Scott City is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
    • Gate City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Gate City is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate City
    • Marks Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Marks Village is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks Village
    • Cedar Grove ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedar Grove is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
    • Pinson
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Leeds
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Leeds is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,026 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <6>
    • Cahaba Landing
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Cahaba Landing is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahaba Landing
    • Woodland Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Woodland Village is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
    • Clay
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Clay is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
      • Estimated population in 2015: 9,655 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <6>
    • Tarrant
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • 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>

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 Memorial Gardens. The following communities are located in Jefferson County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Jefferson Memorial Gardens.

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 helpful 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 Jefferson 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 Jefferson Memorial Gardens:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #120832  (Jefferson Memorial Gardens)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #120832 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: 232 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Irondale
      • Location given for Jefferson Memorial Gardens:
      • Lat: 33.6001033     Lon: -86.6397095
      • 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 '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- Jefferson 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.