A visit to the Mount Signal 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. Signal Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mt. Signal Cemetery:
33.3582, -86.5880
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mt. Signal Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mt. Signal Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Columbiana. Columbiana lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south of the Mt. Signal Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mt. Signal 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. Signal Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mt. Signal Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brashers Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Quinn Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- 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
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Brasher Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Brasher Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasher Cemetery
- Walton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Walton Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walton Cemetery
- Prospect Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect Cemetery
- Overton Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Overton Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- K Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The K Springs Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for K Springs Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Poindexter - Vick Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hubbard Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbard Cemetery
- Roper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Roper Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper Cemetery
- Ray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Ray Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray Cemetery
- Kirkland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Kirkland Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- McDaniel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Florence Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Florence Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mt. Signal Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mt. Signal Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Chelsea
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Westover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Westover is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
- Shoal Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shoal Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- Meadowbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Bridgeton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Lake Purdy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Purdy is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Purdy
- Inverness
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Inverness is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Harpersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Sterrett
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vandiver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dunavant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dunavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Indian Springs Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- 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
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Pelham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Wilsonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Vincent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Calcis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Calcis is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcis
- Cahaba Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cahaba Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cahaba Landing is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahaba Landing
- Dunnavant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Dunnavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnavant
- Cedar Grove ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Columbiana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Mountain Brook
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hoover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Rock Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Rock Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Ridge
- Irondale
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leeds
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Scott City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Scott City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Mountain Brook Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vestavia Hills
(13 miles [20.9 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 Mt. Signal Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mt. Signal Cemetery.
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 Mt. Signal 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 Mt. Signal Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #123382 (Mount Signal Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #123382 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: 163 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Westover
- Location given for Mount Signal Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3581657 Lon: -86.5880395
- 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mt. Signal 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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