A visit to the Shadowlawn Memorial Park ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Shadowlawn Memorial Park. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Shadowlawn Memorial Park (FG ID #26156).
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 Shadowlawn Memorial Park ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shadowlawn Memorial Park:
33.4735, -86.8469
The Shadowlawn Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Birmingham.
The cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
While not adjacent, the New Grace Hill Cemetery is directly east of the Shadowlawn Memorial Park.
Just for reference: A short distance and to the north of The Shadowlawn Memorial Park is the Elmwood Cemetery. See below for details.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Birmingham. Birmingham lies just to the north northeast of the Shadowlawn Memorial Park .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shadowlawn Memorial Park.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 28 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Shadowlawn Memorial Park.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shadowlawn Memorial Park, with the nearest first.
- Oakland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Oakland Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Emanuel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Emanuel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel Cemetery
- Knesses Israel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Enon Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Valhalla Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Roberts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Cemetery
- Fraternal Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Fraternal Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraternal Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- George Washington Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mason Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Joley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Joley Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joley Cemetery
- Oakdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- Brighton Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Croft Acton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wise Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Wise Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Cemetery
- Cahaba Heights Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Crumley Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove UMC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Forest Grove Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Highland Memorial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jefferson Garden of Memories
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- McElwain Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The McElwain Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElwain Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Inglenook Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Inglenook Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inglenook Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within Less than 2 miles<3> of the Shadowlawn Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shadowlawn Memorial Park, with the nearest first:
- Mason City
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mason City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
- Ishkooda
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ishkooda is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ishkooda
- West End
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Duncan
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Duncan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
- Oxmoor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Homewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Vestavia Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- English Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- English Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Ensley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Fairfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fairfield Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fairfield Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Village
- Midfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Roosevelt - Cairo Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Winetka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pratt City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pratt City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratt City
- Shannon
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shannon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Mountain Brook Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Birmingham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wylam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lipscomb
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lipscomb is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,110 people
- Hoover
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pratt Mines ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Avondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Avondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Hooper City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hooper City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooper City
- Westfield ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
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 Shadowlawn Memorial Park. The following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shadowlawn Memorial Park.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Avondale
- Birmingham
- Ensley
- Pratt City
- Pratt Mines - Historic
- Wylam
- Wylam lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Shadowlawn Memorial Park.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Wylam.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylam
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 helpful 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 Shadowlawn Memorial Park:
- 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 Shadowlawn Memorial Park:
Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #26156
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #126582 (Shadowlawn Memorial Park)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #126582 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: 190 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Birmingham South
- Location given for Shadowlawn Memorial Park:
- Lat: 33.4739957 Lon: -86.8466572
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shadowlawn Memorial Park) 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |