A visit to the Prescott 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 Prescott Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Prescott Cemetery:
33.5859, -87.1861
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Prescott Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Prescott Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Birmingham. Birmingham lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<3> to the east of the Prescott Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Prescott Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Prescott Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Waiting Place Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Franklin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Busby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Busby Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Busby Cemetery
- High Hill Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The High Hill Church Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill Church Cemetery
- The High Hill Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- High Hill Cemetery
- Heard Shoal Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Heard Shoal Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heard Shoal Cemetery
- Dug Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Dug Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dug Hill Cemetery
- Salter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Salter Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter Cemetery
- Atwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Atwood Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Cemetery
- Goodsprings Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Miller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Weaver Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- The Liberty Cemetery has also been known as:
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2162604 <5>
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Fuller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Fuller Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Cemetery
- Fords Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Fords Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Cemetery
- Goodsprings Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Goodsprings Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings Cemetery
- Rowe Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Rowe Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowe Cemetery
- Toadvine Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Toadvine Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadvine Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Leonard Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Leonard Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard Cemetery
- Pleasant Field Baptist Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Pleasant Field Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Field Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Pleasant Field Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Field Cemetery
- Shanghai Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Shanghai Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shanghai Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Prescott Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Prescott Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Black Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Black Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Short Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Short Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Toadvine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Toadvine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadvine
- Goodsprings
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Goodsprings is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Reeds Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- West Jefferson
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- West Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Twilley Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Twilley Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilley Town
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Ezra
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ezra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezra
- Rock Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Sylvan Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Media
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Media is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Quinton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yerkwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Yerkwood is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerkwood
- Red Star
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Red Star is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Star
- Barney
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Barney is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Wyatt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wyatt is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Oakahalla
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Oakahalla is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakahalla
- Burnwell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Burnwell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnwell
- Dovertown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Dovertown is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovertown
- America
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- America is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
- Maytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Maytown is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 364 people
- Parrish
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Parrish is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
- Dora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bull City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bull City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull City
- Concord
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Concord is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Mulga
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cordova
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
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 Prescott Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Prescott Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Prescott 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 Prescott Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #125248 (Prescott Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #125248 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: 126 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gilmore
- Location given for Prescott Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.5859418 Lon: -87.1861101
- 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 '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- Prescott 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. |