A visit to the New Horizon Memorial Gardens ...
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 New Horizon Memorial Gardens ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the New Horizon Memorial Gardens:
33.7365, -87.0128
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the New Horizon Memorial Gardens can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The New Horizon Memorial Gardens is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Birmingham. Birmingham lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the southeast of the New Horizon Memorial Gardens .
Open a Google Map centered on the New Horizon Memorial Gardens.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the New Horizon Memorial Gardens.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from New Horizon Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first.
- Good Hope Baptist Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Good Hope Baptist Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Baptist Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Good Hope Baptist Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Robbins Crossroads.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1997926 <5>
- Union Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Bagley Bend Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Bagley Bend Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley Bend Cemetery
- Linns Crossing Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Phillips Freewill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Phillips Freewill Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Freewill Cemetery
- The Phillips Freewill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Dilworth Church of God Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2174718 <5>
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Brasfield Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Little Vine Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Little Vine Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Vine Cemetery
- The Little Vine Cemetery has also been known as:
- Little Vine Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2160589 <5>
- Empire Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Empire Memorial Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire Memorial Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Empire Memorial Cemetery is located in Empire.
- The Empire Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
- Empire Memorial Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1442863 <5>
- Burton Bend Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Burton Bend Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burton Bend Cemetery
- The Burton Bend Cemetery has also been known as:
- Burton Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #688178 <5>
- Shanghai Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Shanghai Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Maben Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Maben Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben Cemetery
- Linn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Linn Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Cemetery
- Narl Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Narl Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narl Cemetery
- New Canaan Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The New Canaan Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canaan Cemetery
- Sipsey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Sipsey Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipsey Cemetery
- Cardiff Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Cardiff Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff Cemetery
- Bibb Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Bibb Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bibb Cemetery
- Phillips Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Phillips Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the New Horizon Memorial Gardens.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from New Horizon Memorial Gardens, with the nearest first:
- Robbins Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Robbins Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Crossroads
- Sayre
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sayre is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
- Sumiton
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sumiton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumiton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,330 people
- Former names for Sumiton:
- Commercial
- Democrat
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumiton <6>
- Oakahalla
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Oakahalla is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakahalla
- Burnwell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burnwell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnwell
- Wyatt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wyatt is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Media
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Media is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
- Empire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Empire is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
- Dora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Yerkwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Yerkwood is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerkwood
- Quinton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Black Warrior Town ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Black Warrior Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Warrior Town
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Corner is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
- Creel
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Creel is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creel
- Red Star
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Red Star is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Star
- Twilley Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Twilley Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilley Town
- West Jefferson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- West Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Graysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Reeds Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- Alden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Alden is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Cardiff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cardiff is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Sipsey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sipsey is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipsey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
- Pinkney City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pinkney City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkney City
- Brookside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Brookside is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookside
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,323 people
- Red Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Red Hill is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Dovertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Dovertown is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovertown
- Barney
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Barney is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
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 New Horizon Memorial Gardens. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The New Horizon Memorial Gardens.
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 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 New Horizon Memorial Gardens:
- 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 New Horizon Memorial Gardens:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1700576 (New Horizon Memorial Gardens)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1700576 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: 172 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dora
- Location given for New Horizon Memorial Gardens:
- Lat: 33.7364935 Lon: -87.012776
- 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 drawn from Point A (ie- New Horizon Memorial Gardens) 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. |