A visit to the Vandiver Negro 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 Vandiver Negro Cemetery ...
The Vandiver Negro Cemetery is located in Shelby County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Allen Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Calcis
- Beulah Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah Cemetery
- Brasher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Brasher Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasher Cemetery
- Brashers Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
- Elliott Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Elliott Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott Cemetery
- Henry Ellen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Henry Ellen Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Ellen Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Henry Ellen Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Leeds.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2484450 <2>
- Hollis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Hollis Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Cemetery
- Kendrix Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Kendrix Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrix Cemetery
- Lawleys Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Macedonia North Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Old Sterrett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Sterrett Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sterrett Cemetery
- Overton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Overton Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sand Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Sand Ridge Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Sterrett Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Sterrett Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterrett Cemetery
- Stewarts Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Stewarts Cemetery is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewarts Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Vandiver Negro Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Acmar
- Acmar is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acmar
- Alton
- Bridgeton
- Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Brompton
- Brompton is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brompton
- Cahaba Landing
- Cahaba Landing is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahaba Landing
- Calcis
- Calcis is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calcis
- Cedar Grove ‑ Historic
- Cedar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cook's Springs
- Cook's Springs is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook's Springs
- Dunavant
- Dunavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunavant
- Dunnavant
- Dunnavant is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnavant
- East Bend
- East Bend is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Bend
- Harpersville
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Irondale
- Lake Purdy
- Lake Purdy is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Purdy
- Leeds
- Logan Martin Dam
- Logan Martin Dam is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan Martin Dam
- Lola City
- Lola City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola City
- McCombs
- McCombs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCombs
- Moody
- Moody is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moody
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,292 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moody <4>
- Rock Ridge
- Rock Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Ridge
- Roper
- Roper is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper
- Scott City
- Scott City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Shoal Creek
- Shoal Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- Sterrett
- Vandiver
- Vincent
- Weems
- Weems is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- Westover
- Westover is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westover
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,769 people
- Woodland Village
- Woodland Village is located in Saint Clair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland 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 Vandiver Negro Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Vandiver Negro Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Vandiver Negro Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Shelby 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 Vandiver Negro Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #146359 (Vandiver Negro Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #146359 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: Shelby
- Est. Elev: 156 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vandiver
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Shelby, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Vandiver Negro Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |