A visit to the Old Sterrett 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 Old Sterrett Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Sterrett Cemetery:
33.4501, -86.4780
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Sterrett Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Sterrett Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Columbiana. Columbiana lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Old Sterrett Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Sterrett Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Old Sterrett Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Sterrett Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Weldon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Weldon Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weldon Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- 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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Allen Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Calcis
- Hollis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hollis Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Cemetery
- Lawleys Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Sand Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sand Ridge Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Kendrix Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Kendrix Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrix Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Elliott Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Elliott Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
- Macedonia North Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stewarts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Stewarts Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewarts Cemetery
- Overton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Overton Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton Cemetery
- Williamson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Williamson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
- Vincent Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Vincent Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Cemetery
- Raley Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Raley Family Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raley Family Cemetery
- Vincent Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Vincent Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vincent Cemetery
- Glover Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Glover Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Cemetery
- Hollis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hollis Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis 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 Old Sterrett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Sterrett Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sterrett
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Vandiver
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Calcis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Calcis is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcis
- Dunavant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dunavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Vincent
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Dunnavant
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunnavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnavant
- Westover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Westover is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
- Harpersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Leeds
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Woodland Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Woodland Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- East Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- East Bend is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Logan Martin Dam
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Logan Martin Dam is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Martin Dam
- Scott City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Scott City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Shoal Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shoal Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- Fountainrun ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
- Brompton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Brompton is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brompton
- Moody
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Cook's Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cook's Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook's Springs
- Bridgeton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Chelsea
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Easonville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Easonville is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easonville
- Lola City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lola City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola City
- McCombs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- McCombs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCombs
- Acmar
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Acmar is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acmar
- Lake Purdy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Purdy is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Purdy
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 Old Sterrett 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 Old Sterrett Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Leeds
- Leeds lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Old Sterrett Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Leeds.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leeds
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Old Sterrett 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 Old Sterrett Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #146632 (Old Sterrett Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #146632 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: 158 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vincent
- Location given for Old Sterrett Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.4501069 Lon: -86.4780376
- 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old Sterrett 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. |