A visit to the McCombs 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 McCombs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the McCombs Cemetery:
33.5593, -86.6267
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the McCombs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The McCombs Cemetery 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 of the McCombs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the McCombs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the McCombs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from McCombs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Alton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Alton Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton Cemetery
- Jefferson Memorial Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bass Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bass Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Cemetery
- Earltown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Earltown Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earltown Cemetery
- Henry Ellen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- 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>
- Reed Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Reed Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Trussville Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Higgins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Higgins Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higgins Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- East Lake Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The East Lake Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake Cemetery
- Bush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Bush Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Cemetery
- Bass Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Bass Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Taylor Memorial UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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
- McElwain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The McElwain Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElwain Cemetery
- Kendrix Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Kendrix Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrix Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the McCombs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from McCombs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- McCombs
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- McCombs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCombs
- Rock Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rock Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Ridge
- Alton
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lola City
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lola City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola City
- Scott City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Scott City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Weems
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Weems is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- Irondale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dale ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dale is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Cedar Grove ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Leeds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Roper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roper is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Cahaba Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cahaba Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahaba Village
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Trussville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Huffman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Huffman is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman
- Marks Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Marks Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks Village
- Cahaba Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cahaba Landing is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahaba Landing
- Dunnavant
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dunnavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnavant
- East Trussville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- East Trussville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Trussville
- Gate City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Gate City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate City
- Chalkville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Chalkville is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalkville
- Dunavant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dunavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Woodland Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Woodland Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Center Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Breakstone Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Breakstone Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breakstone Village
- Grayson Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grayson Valley is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson Valley
- Zion City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Zion City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion City
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 McCombs Cemetery. The following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The McCombs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Gate City
- Leeds
- Trussville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 McCombs 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 McCombs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #122489 (McCombs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #122489 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: 238 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Irondale
- Location given for McCombs Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.5592707 Lon: -86.6266531
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McCombs 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. |