A visit to the Mose Davis 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 Mose Davis Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mose Davis Cemetery:
33.2521, -86.6325
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mose Davis Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mose Davis Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Columbiana. Columbiana lies just to the south southeast of the Mose Davis Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Mose Davis Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mose Davis Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rocky Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Rocky Ridge Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge Cemetery
- Hubbard Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Cemetery
- Poindexter - Vick Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Calvary Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Calvary Cemetery
- Florence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Florence Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Cemetery
- K Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The K Springs Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for K Springs Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blackmon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Blackmon Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackmon Cemetery
- Roper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Roper Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper Cemetery
- Nearest Grave Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Old Lynch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Lynch Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lynch Cemetery
- Verchot Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Verchot Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verchot Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Columbiana Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Columbiana Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbiana Cemetery
- Pine Lawn Gardens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Johnson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Johnson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Farr Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Farr Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farr Cemetery
- Fourmile Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Fourmile Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Cemetery
- Ray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Walton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Walton Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Cemetery
- Quinn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Quinn Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Quinn Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Chelsea
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Chelsea
- The Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Liberty Cemetery
- Quinn Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Quinn Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Quinn Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Chelsea
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 Mose Davis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mose Davis Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Columbiana
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chelsea
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wilsonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pelham
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saginaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Saginaw is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Westover
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Westover is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
- Shelby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Meadowbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Meadowbrook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Indian Springs Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Indian Springs Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
- Inverness
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Inverness is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Siluria
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Siluria is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siluria
- Lake Purdy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lake Purdy is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Purdy
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Calera
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Merrell Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Merrell Beach is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrell Beach
- Harpersville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shoal Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Shoal Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- Alabaster
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Brantleyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Brantleyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantleyville
- Maylene
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Pine Grove Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Grove Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Grove Village
- Bridgeton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Tacoa
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Tacoa is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoa
- Falliston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Falliston is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falliston
- Helena
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Talladega Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Hoover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
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 Mose Davis Cemetery. The following communities are located in Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mose Davis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Calera
- Columbiana
- Pelham
- Shelby
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 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 Mose Davis Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Shelby 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 Mose Davis Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #146521 (Mose Davis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #146521 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: Shelby
- Est. Elev: 178 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Chelsea
- Location given for Mose Davis Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.2520583 Lon: -86.6324842
- 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 Shelby, 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- Mose Davis 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. |
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