A visit to the Ryan 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 Ryan Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Ryan Cemetery:
33.1723, -86.8597
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Ryan Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Ryan Cemetery is located in Shelby County<2>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Columbiana. Columbiana lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east of the Ryan Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Ryan Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Ryan Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Ryan Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Maylene Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- The Maylene Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maylene Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Moores Crossroads Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Moores Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Moores Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moores Cemetery
- Goodson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Goodson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodson Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Alabama National Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Alabama National Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama National Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Alabama National Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Montevallo.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2279623 <5>
- Harles Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Harles Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harles Cemetery
- Still Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Benten Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Benten Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benten Cemetery
- Linholm Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Linholm Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linholm Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- King Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The King Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Spring Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Spring Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Spring Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the northeast of Montevallo.
- The Spring Creek Cumberland Presbyterian Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Spring Creek Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26406 <5>
- Siluria Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Siluria Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siluria Cemetery
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery #2
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Cemetery #2 is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery #2
- Montevallo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Montevallo Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montevallo Cemetery
- Reynolds Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Reynolds Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynolds Cemetery
- Nabors Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Nabors Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nabors Cemetery
- Longview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Longview Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Cemetery
- Nelson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Nelson Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson Cemetery
- Ozley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Ozley Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozley Cemetery
- Black Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Ryan Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Ryan Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Maylene
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Brantleyville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Brantleyville is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brantleyville
- Montevallo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Saginaw
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Saginaw is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
- Siluria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Siluria is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siluria
- Tulse
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tulse is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulse
- Alabaster
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sawmill Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sawmill Town is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmill Town
- Wilton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Wilton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
- Former names for Wilton:
- Birmingham Junction
- Bismarck
- Catoosa
- Woods
- Woodsborough
- Eddings
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Eddings is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eddings
- Calera
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Helena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Falliston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Falliston is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falliston
- Bamford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bamford is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bamford
- Tacoa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Tacoa is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tacoa
- Aden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Aden is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aden
- Cane Creek ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Cane Creek is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Creek
- Brierfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Seymour
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Seymour is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour
- Ashby
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ashby is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashby
- Greenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greenwood is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Pelham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Belle Ellen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Belle Ellen is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle Ellen
- Nash Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Nash Town is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash Town
- Oakley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Oakley is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
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 Ryan Cemetery. The following communities are located in Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Ryan 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 Ryan 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 Ryan Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #146554 (Ryan Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #146554 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: 159 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Alabaster
- Location given for Ryan Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.1723391 Lon: -86.8597114
- 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ryan 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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