A visit to the Memory Hill 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 Memory Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Memory Hill Cemetery:
32.6376, -85.3111
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Memory Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Memory Hill Cemetery is located in Lee County<2>.
The county seat for Lee County is located in Opelika. Opelika lies just to the west northwest of the Memory Hill Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Memory Hill Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Memory Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Memory Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Morris Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Penn Young Gravesite
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Penn Young Gravesite is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Young Gravesite
- Rosemere Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Rosemere Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemere Cemetery
- Evergreen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Evergreen Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Cemetery
- Garden Hills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Garden Hills Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Hills Cemetery
- The Garden Hills Cemetery has also been known as:
- Garden Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22950 <5>
- New Hope CME Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The New Hope CME Church Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope CME Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Hope CME Church Cemetery is located in Salem.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2342133 <5>
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- County Line Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Mountain Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Pitts Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hephzibah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hephzibah Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hephzibah Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Ross Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence 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 Memory Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Memory Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chewacla
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Chewacla is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewacla
- Opelika
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gwen Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gwen Mill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwen Mill
- Salem
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Beauregard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Beauregard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Prince Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Prince Crossroads is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prince Crossroads
- Bleecker
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bleecker is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bleecker
- Auburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cusseta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- The Bottle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- The Bottle is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bottle
- Ridgewood Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Ridgewood Village is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
- Blanton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Blanton is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanton
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Osanippa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Osanippa is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osanippa
- Boyds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Boyds is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds
- Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marvyn
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Marvyn is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvyn
- Hugley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hugley is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugley
- Crawford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Crawford is located in Russell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Smith's Station
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Smith's Station is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith's Station
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,804 people
- River View
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- River View is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Huguley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Huguley is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguley
- Eady City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Eady City is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eady City
- Society Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Society Hill is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
- Plant City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Plant City is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City
- Waverly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Waverly is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Loachapoka
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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 Memory Hill Cemetery. The following communities are located in Lee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Memory Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Memory Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Lee 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 Memory Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #122650 (Memory Hill Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #122650 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: Lee
- Est. Elev: 225 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Opelika East
- Location given for Memory Hill Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.6376344 Lon: -85.3110551
- 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 Lee, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Memory Hill 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. |