A visit to the Maben 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 Maben Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Maben Cemetery:
33.6443, -87.0292
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Maben Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Maben Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Birmingham. Birmingham lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Maben Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Maben Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Maben Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Maben Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bagley Bend Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Bagley Bend Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley Bend Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Adams Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Shanghai Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shanghai Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai Cemetery
- Linn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Linn Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Glasgow Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Glasgow Hill Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow Hill Cemetery
- Linns Crossing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Linns Crossing Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linns Crossing Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Brasfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Adams - Heaton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Crestview Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Cardiff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cardiff Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff Cemetery
- Lawler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Lawler Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler Cemetery
- Atwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Atwood Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Cemetery
- Salter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Salter Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter Cemetery
- Midway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Midway Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- St. Michaels Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The St. Michaels Cemetery is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Michaels Cemetery
- Good Hope Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- New Horizon Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Maben Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Maben Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Media
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Media is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
- Quinton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- West Jefferson
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- West Jefferson is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Alden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Alden is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Graysville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Twilley Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Twilley Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilley Town
- Wyatt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wyatt is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Yerkwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Yerkwood is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerkwood
- Adamsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pinkney City
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pinkney City is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkney City
- Cardiff
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cardiff is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Oakahalla
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oakahalla is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakahalla
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Sayre
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sayre is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
- Burnwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Burnwell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnwell
- Reeds Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- Maytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Maytown is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Daisey City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Daisey City is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisey City
- Brookside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brookside is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
- Dora
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Robbins Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Robbins Crossroads is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Crossroads
- Short Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Short Creek is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Sylvan Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Mulga
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mulga is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulga
- Population from the 2020 Census: 798 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mulga <6>
- Westwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Westwood is also located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwood
- Red Star
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Red Star is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Star
- Sumiton
(7 miles [11.3 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 Maben Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Maben 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 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 Maben 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 Maben Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #144358 (Maben Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #144358 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: 152 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dora
- Location given for Maben Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.6442726 Lon: -87.0291638
- 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Maben 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. |