A visit to the Valley Creek 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 Valley Creek Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Valley Creek Cemetery:
33.4234, -87.0556
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Valley Creek Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Valley Creek Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Birmingham. Birmingham lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Valley Creek Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Valley Creek Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Valley Creek Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Valley Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Adger Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Adger Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adger Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Adger Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the northeast of Adger.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #21198 <5>
- Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Cedar Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill Cemetery
- Beth-El Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Beth-El Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth-El Cemetery
- Lincoln Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Lincoln Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Cemetery
- Highland Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Forest Grove Memorial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hill Cemetery
- Brighton Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Brighton Memorial Gardens is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brighton Memorial Gardens
- The Brighton Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
- Brighton Cemetery
- Oakdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Oakdale Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakdale Cemetery
- Joley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Joley Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joley Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mason Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mason Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Toadvine Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Toadvine Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadvine Cemetery
- Sadlers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Sadlers Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadlers Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- Valhalla Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Valhalla Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valhalla Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Valhalla Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Birmingham.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26853 <5>
- Liberty Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- The Liberty Cemetery has also been known as:
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2162604 <5>
- Weaver Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Fairington Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Fairington Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairington Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Valley Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Valley Creek Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hueytown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Bullard Shoals ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bullard Shoals is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullard Shoals
- Adger
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Concord
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- North Johns
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- North Johns is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Johns
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Old Jonesboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Old Jonesboro is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Jonesboro
- Industrial City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Industrial City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industrial City
- McCalla
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mobile Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mobile Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile Junction
- Blue Creek Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Blue Creek Junction is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Creek Junction
- Ezra
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ezra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezra
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Bessemer
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Brighton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Dolomite
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- New Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- New Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Village
- Lipscomb
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lipscomb is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lipscomb
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,110 people
- Midfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Westfield ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Westfield is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westfield
- Sylvan Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Toadvine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Toadvine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadvine
- Winetka
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Winetka is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winetka
- Roosevelt - Cairo Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Fairfield Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield Village
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 Valley Creek Cemetery. The following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Valley Creek Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Valley Creek Cemetery:
- 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 Valley Creek Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #128390 (Valley Creek Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #128390 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: 155 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Concord
- Location given for Valley Creek Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.4234434 Lon: -87.0555505
- 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 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 '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- Valley Creek 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. |