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Introduction ...

Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Shirley Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Shirley Cemetery (FG ID #26259)

Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Shirley Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shirley Cemetery

Lat:   33.7689°   (33° 46' 8")

Lon:   -87.7777°   (-87° 46' 39")

The Shirley Cemetery is located in Fayette County<2>.

The county seat for Fayette County is located in Fayette. Fayette lies just to the south southwest of the Shirley Cemetery .

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Shirley Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Alabama:
  • Pages specific to Fayette County:
  • Genealogy information for nearby counties:
  • Cemetery Information and Directories:
  • About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
    • Although we don't have a link to the Shirley Cemetery itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
    • The African Methodist Episcopal Church

    • List of neighboring communities ...

    The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shirley Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shirley Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Old Town
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
      • Old Town is located in Fayette County
    • Fayette
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rossland City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rossland City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
      • Rossland City is located in Fayette County
    • Kirkland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
      • Kirkland is located in Fayette County
    • Bluff
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
      • Bluff is located in Fayette County
    • Bankston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
      • Bankston is located in Fayette County
    • Bazemore
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazemore
      • Bazemore is located in Fayette County
    • Glen Allen
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
      • Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
    • Winfield
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Belk
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belk have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
      • Belk is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
    • Berry
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
      • Berry is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berry <5>
    • Gu - Win
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gu - Win
      • Gu - Win is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Eldridge
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • New Lexington
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Lexington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
        • New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
      • Guin
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guin
        • Guin is located in Marion County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,250 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guin <5>
      • Kansas
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
        • Kansas is located in Walker County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
      • Rock City
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
        • Rock City is located in Marion County
      • Yampertown
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yampertown
        • Yampertown is located in Marion County
      • Carbon Hill
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Kennedy
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
        • Kennedy is located in Lamar County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
      • Twin
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
        • Twin is located in Marion County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
      • Brilliant
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brilliant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
        • Brilliant is located in Marion County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brilliant <5>
      • Hightogy
        (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
        • Hightogy is located in Lamar County
      • Ashcraft Corner
        (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
        • Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
      • Patton Junction ‑ Historic
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Patton Junction. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
        • Patton Junction is located in Walker County
      • Corona
        (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
        • Corona is located in Walker County
      • Beaverton
        (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaverton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverton
        • Beaverton is located in Lamar County
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaverton <5>

    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 Shirley Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fayette County.

    More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shirley Cemetery.

    We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

    List of nearby cemeteries ...

    Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 27 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Shirley Cemetery.<7>

    We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shirley Cemetery, with the nearest first.

    • Hopewell Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopewell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopewell Cemetery
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethlehem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethlehem Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethlehem Cemetery
    • Fowler Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fowler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Fowler Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fowler Cemetery
    • Rehobeth Cemetery
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rehobeth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rehobeth Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rehobeth Cemetery
    • Housh Chapel Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Housh Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Housh Chapel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Housh Chapel Cemetery
    • Elbethel Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elbethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Elbethel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elbethel Cemetery
    • Hollingsworth Cemetery
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hollingsworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Hollingsworth Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hollingsworth Cemetery
    • Gilpin Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gilpin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Gilpin Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gilpin Cemetery
    • Porter Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Porter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Porter Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Porter Cemetery
    • Fayette Memorial Gardens
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • The Fayette Memorial Gardens is located in Fayette County
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fayette Memorial Gardens is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the south of Fayette.
      • The Fayette Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
      • Heritage Memorial Cemetery
      • McConnell Family Cemetery
      • Oakwood Cemetery
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fayette Memorial Gardens
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25089 <1>
    • New River Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New River Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The New River Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New River Cemetery
    • Sand Springs Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sand Springs Cemetery is located in Fayette County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Springs Cemetery
    • Continue List   (15 more) ...
      • Zion Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Zion Cemetery is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
      • Glover Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glover Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Glover Cemetery is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glover Cemetery
      • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      • Bethel Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Davis Chapel Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Davis Chapel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Chapel Cemetery
      • Mayfield Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mayfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Mayfield Cemetery is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mayfield Cemetery
      • Hubbertville Cemetery
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hubbertville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Hubbertville Cemetery is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hubbertville Cemetery
      • Stewart Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stewart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Stewart Cemetery is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stewart Cemetery
      • Fayette City Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fayette City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Fayette City Cemetery is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fayette City Cemetery
      • Whitson Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Whitson Cemetery is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitson Cemetery
      • Piney Grove Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piney Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piney Grove Cemetery
      • Cedar Grove Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Grove Cemetery
      • New Prospect Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The New Prospect Cemetery is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Prospect Cemetery
      • Wade Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wade Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Wade Cemetery is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wade Cemetery
      • Thornton Cemetery
        (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
        • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thornton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
        • The Thornton Cemetery is located in Fayette County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thornton Cemetery

    For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

    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 Shirley Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #126779  (Shirley Cemetery)
      • Note: GNIS record #126779 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
      • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Winfield SE
      • County: Fayette         Elev: 124
      • Location given for GNIS #126779 (Shirley Cemetery)
    • Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry:  #26259

    The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

    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 Fayette, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Shirley Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7689, Longitude: -87.7777    
    <4>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.
    <5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
    <6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
    <7>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.




 

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