A visit to the Shanghai 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 Shanghai Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shanghai Cemetery:
33.6690, -87.0822
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shanghai Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shanghai Cemetery is located in Walker County<2>.
The county seat for Walker County is located in Jasper. Jasper lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the northwest of the Shanghai Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shanghai Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Shanghai Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shanghai Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Brasfield Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maben Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Maben Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maben Cemetery
- Bagley Bend Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Bagley Bend Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bagley Bend Cemetery
- Adams Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Adams Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Cemetery
- Davis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Friendship Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Friendship Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Fuller Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Fuller Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller Cemetery
- Fords Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Fords Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Cemetery
- Waiting Place Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lawler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Lawler Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler Cemetery
- Mt. Cedrum Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Cedrum Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Cedrum Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Atwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Atwood Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood Cemetery
- Salter Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Salter Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter Cemetery
- Linn Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Linn Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linn Cemetery
- Linns Crossing Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Good Hope Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- New Horizon Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Union Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove 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 Shanghai Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shanghai Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Twilley Town
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Twilley Town is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twilley Town
- Quinton
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- West Jefferson
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- West Jefferson is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Jefferson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 415 people
- Yerkwood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Yerkwood is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yerkwood
- Media
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Media is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Media
- Wyatt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Wyatt is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt
- Burnwell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Burnwell is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnwell
- Reeds Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- Oakahalla
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Oakahalla is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakahalla
- Red Star
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Red Star is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Star
- Dora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Barney
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Barney is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Graysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sayre
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sayre is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
- Robbins Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Robbins Crossroads is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Crossroads
- Sumiton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- 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>
- Dovertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dovertown is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovertown
- Alden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Alden is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alden
- Black Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Black Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Short Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Short Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Adamsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pinkney City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Pinkney City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinkney City
- Cardiff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cardiff is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cardiff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55 people
- Cordova
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Goodsprings
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Goodsprings is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
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 Shanghai Cemetery. The following communities are located in Walker County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shanghai Cemetery.
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 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 Shanghai Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Walker 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 Shanghai Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #142432 (Shanghai Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #142432 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: Walker
- Est. Elev: 131 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Dora
- Location given for Shanghai Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.6689953 Lon: -87.0822206
- 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 Walker, 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- Shanghai 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. |