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A visit to the Mount Hebron 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 Mt. Hebron Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery:

33.4990, -86.6030

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Hebron Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.

The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Birmingham. Birmingham lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the west of the Mt. Hebron Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Hebron Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Mt. Hebron Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Hebron Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Kendrix Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • The Kendrix Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrix Cemetery
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
  • McCombs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • The McCombs Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCombs Cemetery
  • Forest Crest Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • The Forest Crest Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Crest Cemetery
  • Bold Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Bold Springs Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bold Springs Cemetery
  • Hollis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Hollis Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Cemetery
  • Henry Ellen Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Alton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • The Alton Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton Cemetery
  • Earltown Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • The Earltown Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earltown Cemetery
  • Bass Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • The Bass Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Cemetery
  • Harris Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Harris Cemetery is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Union Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25513 <5>
    • Vandiver Negro Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Sand Ridge Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Sand Ridge Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge Cemetery
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
    • Bass Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bass Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Cemetery
    • Bush Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • The Bush Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Cemetery
    • Brasher Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Brasher Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasher Cemetery
    • Overton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • The Overton Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton Cemetery
    • Weldon Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Weldon Cemetery is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon Cemetery
    • Cedar Grove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 30 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Hebron Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Hebron Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Cedar Grove ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Dunavant
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Dunavant is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
  • Dunnavant
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Dunnavant is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnavant
  • Scott City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Scott City is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
  • Bridgeton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
  • Shoal Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Shoal Creek is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
  • Leeds
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Leeds is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,026 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leeds <6>
  • Rock Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rock Ridge is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Ridge
  • Irondale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cahaba Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Cahaba Landing is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahaba Landing
  • McCombs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • McCombs is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCombs
  • Alton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Vandiver
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Lola City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Lola City is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola City
    • Weems
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Weems is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
    • Lake Purdy
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Purdy is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Purdy
    • Woodland Village
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodland Village is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
    • Cahaba Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Sterrett
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Roper
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Roper is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
    • Gate City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Gate City is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate City
    • Marks Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Marks Village is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks Village
    • Mountain Brook
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Inverness
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Inverness is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
    • Meadowbrook
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Meadowbrook is located in Shelby County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
    • Dale ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Dale is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
    • Trussville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Moody
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Moody is located in Saint Clair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,292 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <6>
    • Cahaba Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Cahaba Village is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahaba Village
    • Huffman
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Huffman is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffman

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 Mt. Hebron Cemetery. The following communities are located in Jefferson County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Hebron Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Mt. Hebron 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 Mt. Hebron Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #144397  (Mount Hebron Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #144397 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: 190 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Vandiver
      • Location given for Mount Hebron Cemetery:
      • Lat: 33.498994     Lon: -86.6030408
      • 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' (or 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- Mt. Hebron 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.