A visit to the Valley Hill Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Since our focus is on geography, we don't have burial or interment information. Nor do we have any contact information for the Valley Hill Cemetery. For information of that nature, we suggest the Find-A-Grave <1> website: The Valley Hill Cemetery (FG ID #26861)
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 Valley Hill Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Valley Hill Cemetery
Lat: 33.5573° (33° 33' 26")
Lon: -86.2702° (-86° 16' 12")
The cemetery is located in Saint Clair County<3>.
As an estimate, the Valley Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the north of Pell City.
The county seat for Saint Clair County is located in Ashville. Ashville lies 19 miles [30.6 km] to the north of the Valley Hill Cemetery .
Establishment of the Valley Hill Cemetery ...
The Valley Hill Cemetery was established in 1924.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Valley Hill Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Valley Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Walkers Family Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walkers Family Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walkers Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Walkers Family Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Robert Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robert Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Robert Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Robert Chapel Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Seddon Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Seddon Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Seddon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Seddon Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Oak Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Oak Ridge Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Boykin Truitt Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boykin Truitt Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boykin Truitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Boykin Truitt Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Old Florence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Florence Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Florence Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Florence Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Roberts Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roberts Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roberts Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Roberts Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Mays Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mays Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mays Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mays Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- McCellan Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCellan Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCellan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The McCellan Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Bowman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bowman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bowman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bowman Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
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- St. Clair Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Clair Memorial Gardens
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Clair Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The St. Clair Memorial Gardens is located in Saint Clair County
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Hubbard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hubbard Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hubbard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hubbard Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Karr Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Karr Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Karr Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Karr Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Hepzibah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hepzibah Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hepzibah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Hepzibah Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden of Memories Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden of Memories Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Garden of Memories Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Harkeys Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harkeys Chapel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harkeys Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Harkeys Chapel Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Broken Arrow Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Broken Arrow Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Broken Arrow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Broken Arrow Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
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]<2> of the Valley Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Valley Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cropwell
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Glen City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen City
- Glen City is located in Saint Clair County
- Easonville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pell City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Avondale Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avondale Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale Village
- Avondale Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Seddon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seddon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seddon
- Seddon is located in Saint Clair County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Seddon
- From the Valley Hill Cemetery to Seddon
- Fountainrun ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountainrun have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainrun
- Fountainrun is located in Saint Clair County
- Windsong Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Colony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Colony is located in Talladega County
- Riverside
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Riverside is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,376 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riverside <6>
- Lincoln
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
- Lincoln is located in Talladega County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,979 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <6>
- Coal City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Cook's Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook's Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook's Springs
- Cook's Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Wattsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wattsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Wattsville is located in Saint Clair County
- Logan Martin Dam
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- East Bend
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
- East Bend is located in Talladega County
- Odenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Brompton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Calcis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Talladega
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Branchville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branchville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Branchville is located in Saint Clair County
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 Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Saint Clair County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Valley Hill Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Odenville
- Pell City
- Talladega
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 Valley Hill Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Saint Clair 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 Valley Hill Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Hill Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #164897 (Valley Hill Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #164897 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: Pell City
- County: St. Clair Elev: 147
- Location given for GNIS #164897 (Valley Hill Cemetery)
- Referenced Find-A-Grave Entry: #26861
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Saint Clair County: www.stclairco.com/
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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 Valley Hill Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5573, Longitude: -86.2702 |
<3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Saint Clair, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
<4> | 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. |
<5> | 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. |
<6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
<7> | 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. |