A visit to the Memorial Garden ...
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 Memorial Garden ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Memorial Garden:
33.9234, -85.5939
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Memorial Garden can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Memorial Garden is located in Calhoun County<2>.
The county seat for Calhoun County is located in Anniston. Anniston lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the southwest of the Memorial Garden .
Open a Google Map centered on the Memorial Garden.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Memorial Garden.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Memorial Garden, with the nearest first.
- Highland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hanks Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Hanks Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanks Cemetery
- Ladiga Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Goshen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- Goshen Valley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Goshen Valley Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Goshen Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Piedmont.
- The Goshen Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Goshen Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1413181 <5>
- Carmel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Carmel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Cemetery
- Philadelphia Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Farmer Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Farmer Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Cemetery
- Dunn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Dunn Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Cemetery
- Grimes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Grimes Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimes Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Shady Grove Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Shady Grove Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery
- The Shady Grove Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shady Grove Cemetery
- Shady Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2172457 <5>
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Littlejohn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Littlejohn Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlejohn Cemetery
- Nances Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Nances Creek Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek Cemetery
- Stead Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Stead Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stead Cemetery
- Borden Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Borden Cemetery is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Cemetery
- The Borden Cemetery has also been known as:
- Payne Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25305 <5>
- Pleasant Gap Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Gap Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Gap Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Mountain Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lebanon Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Community Congregational Holiness Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rabbittown Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Arrington Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- The Arrington Chapel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrington Chapel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Arrington Chapel Cemetery is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east of Piedmont.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21322 <5>
- Union Grove Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
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 Memorial Garden.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Memorial Garden, with the nearest first:
- Piedmont
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Goshen is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Dailey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dailey is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
- Spring Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Nances Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Nances Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek
- Grantley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Grantley is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantley
- Collins ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Collins is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Borden Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Abernathy ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Abernathy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abernathy
- Oak Level
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Level is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Level
- Palestine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Merrellton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Merrellton is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrellton
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Rock Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Run is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Exie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Exie is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Germania Springs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Germania Springs is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germania Springs
- Ricks ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ricks is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks
- Ball Flat
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ball Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Flat
- Coloma ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Coloma is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Adelia ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Adelia is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelia
- Esom Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Tecumseh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Banner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Banner is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Jacksonville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- White Plains is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Plains
- Etna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Etna is located in Polk County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Estimated population in 2019: 902 people
- Colvins Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
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 Memorial Garden. The following communities are located in Calhoun County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Memorial Garden.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Memorial Garden:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Calhoun 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 Memorial Garden:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #162202 (Memorial Garden Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #162202 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: Calhoun
- Est. Elev: 208 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Piedmont
- Location given for Memorial Garden Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.9234343 Lon: -85.5938496
- 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 Calhoun, 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- Memorial Garden) 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. |