A visit to the Martin Luther King Junior Memorial 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 Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Cemetery:
33.4590, -87.0050
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Birmingham. Birmingham lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Forest Grove Memorial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Beth-El Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Beth-El Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth-El Cemetery
- Mason Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Virginia Mines Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Valley Creek Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Creek Cemetery
- Highland Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Brighton Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brighton Memorial Gardens is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Memorial Gardens
- The Brighton Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Brighton Cemetery
- Oakdale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- Joley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Joley Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joley Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove UMC Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Valhalla Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Oakland Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Lakeview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Lakeview Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Cemetery
- Village Falls Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Village Falls Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Falls Cemetery
- Adger Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Adger Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Adger Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Adger.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21198 <5>
- Lincoln Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Sadlers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Sadlers Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadlers Cemetery
- George Washington Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
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 Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Industrial City
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Industrial City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industrial City
- Concord
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Concord is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Hueytown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dolomite
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Blue Creek Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Blue Creek Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Creek Junction
- Brighton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Bullard Shoals ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Bullard Shoals is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard Shoals
- Old Jonesboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Old Jonesboro is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jonesboro
- Bessemer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Midfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Westfield ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Rock Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Sylvan Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lipscomb
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lipscomb is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,110 people
- Winetka
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Winetka is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winetka
- Roosevelt - Cairo Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fairfield Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Fairfield Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Village
- Fairfield
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Wylam
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wylam is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylam
- McDonald Chapel
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- McDonald Chapel is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald Chapel
- Edgewater
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewater is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Mobile Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mobile Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile Junction
- New Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Village
- Minor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Minor is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minor
- Mulga
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Maytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Maytown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
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 Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Cemetery. The following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Bessemer
- Hueytown
- Hueytown lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Hueytown.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hueytown
- Wylam
- Wylam lies 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the East Northeast (ENE) of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wylam.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylam
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial 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 Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #144364 (Martin Luther King Junior Memorial Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #144364 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: 214 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Concord
- Location given for Martin Luther King Junior Memorial Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.4589974 Lon: -87.0049941
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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- Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial 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. |