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A visit to the Valhalla Gardens 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 Valhalla Gardens Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Valhalla Gardens Cemetery:

30.8091, -88.2450

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Valhalla Gardens Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Valhalla Gardens Cemetery is located in Mobile County<2>.

The county seat for Mobile County is located in Mobile. Mobile lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southeast of the Valhalla Gardens Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Valhalla Gardens Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Valhalla Gardens Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Powell Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • The Powell Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Cemetery
  • Semmes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Semmes Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semmes Cemetery
  • Semmes Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • The Semmes Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semmes Cemetery
  • Indian Springs Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mauvilla Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mauvilla Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauvilla Cemetery
  • Allentown Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Allentown Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allentown Cemetery
  • Crawford Chapel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Bear Fork Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • The Bear Fork Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Fork Cemetery
  • Mauvilla Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Mauvilla Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauvilla Cemetery
  • Morris Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Morris Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
  • Stringfellow Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • The Stringfellow Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringfellow Cemetery
  • Pierce Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • The Pierce Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Cemetery
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Ford Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • The Ford Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Cemetery
    • Wilmer Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • The Wilmer Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmer Cemetery
    • Tanner Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Tanner Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Cemetery
    • Old Lewis Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Old Lewis Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lewis Cemetery
    • West Gethsemane Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Elam Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • The Elam Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam Cemetery
    • Whistler Colored Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lott Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • The Lott Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lott Cemetery
    • Williams Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Williams Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cemetery
    • Dees Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • The Dees Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dees Cemetery
    • Baker Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • The Baker Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
    • University Baptist Church Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Wolf Ridge Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Wolf Ridge Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Ridge Cemetery
    • Newell Family Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Newell Family Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell Family Cemetery
    • Whispering Pines Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Prichard Memorial Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Whistler Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The Whistler Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler Cemetery
    • Myers Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Myers Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myers Cemetery

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

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 21 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Valhalla Gardens Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Valhalla Gardens Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Semmes
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Wilmer
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Eight Mile
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Saraland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Chunchula
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Chunchula is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
  • Country Club Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Country Club Village is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Village
  • Prichard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Chickasaw
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Howell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Howell is located in George County (MS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell
  • Satsuma
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Gulfcrest
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Gulfcrest is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfcrest
  • Mobile
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Tillmans Corner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Tillmans Corner is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillmans Corner
    • Creola
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Creola is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
    • Axis
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Axis is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axis
    • Agricola
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Hurley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Theodore
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Barry Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Barry Village is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Village
    • Bucks
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Citronelle
      (19 miles [30.6 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 Valhalla Gardens Cemetery. The following communities are located in Mobile County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Citronelle
  • Mobile
    • Mobile lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Valhalla Gardens Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mobile.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile
  • Prichard

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 Valhalla Gardens Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Alabama:
  • Pages specific to Mobile 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 Valhalla Gardens Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #1730043  (Valhalla Gardens Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1730043 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: Mobile
      • Est. Elev: 63 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Kushla
      • Location given for Valhalla Gardens Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.8090756     Lon: -88.2450054
      • 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 Mobile, 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 from Point A (ie- Valhalla Gardens 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.