A visit to the Wise 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 Wise Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Wise Cemetery:
33.4512, -86.7294
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Wise Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Wise Cemetery is located in Jefferson County<2>.
The county seat for Jefferson County is located in Birmingham. Birmingham lies just to the northwest of the Wise Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Wise Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 29 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Wise Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Wise Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cahaba Heights Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- McElwain Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The McElwain Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElwain Cemetery
- Croft Acton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Croft Acton Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croft Acton Cemetery
- Bryan Memorial Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- McDaniel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Bold Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Bold Springs Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bold Springs Cemetery
- Bass Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Bass Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Cemetery
- Bailey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Old Acton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Old Acton Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Acton Cemetery
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Allen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Bush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Bush Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Cemetery
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Forest Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Birmingham.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22835 <5>
- New Grace Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The New Grace Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Grace Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the New Grace Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Birmingham.
- The New Grace Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Grace Hill Cemetery
- New Grace Hill Gardens
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23071 <5>
- Shadowlawn Memorial Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Shadowlawn Memorial Park is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowlawn Memorial Park
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Shadowlawn Memorial Park is a very large cemetery that is located in Birmingham.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26156 <5>
- Indian Springs First Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Greenwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Greenwood Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Greenwood Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Birmingham.
- The Greenwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Woodlawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23140 <5>
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Enon Ridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Enon Ridge Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon Ridge Cemetery
- Knesses Israel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Emanuel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Emanuel Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emanuel Cemetery
- Elmwood Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Elmwood Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmwood Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Elmwood Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Birmingham.
- The Elmwood Cemetery has also been known as:
- Elm Leaf Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22674 <5>
- Brashers Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Earltown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Earltown Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earltown Cemetery
- East Lake Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The East Lake Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lake 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 Wise Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Wise Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Cahaba Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mountain Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Inverness
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Inverness is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Meadowbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Lake Purdy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Purdy is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Purdy
- Mountain Brook Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Vestavia Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Bridgeton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Cahaba Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cahaba Landing is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cahaba Landing
- English Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- English Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Homewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hoover
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Avondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Avondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Indian Springs Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Indian Springs Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
- Shoal Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Shoal Creek is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek
- East Birmingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- East Birmingham is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Birmingham
- Irondale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Marks Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Marks Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks Village
- Gate City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gate City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate City
- Birmingham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mason City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mason City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
- Ishkooda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ishkooda is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ishkooda
- Oxmoor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Oxmoor is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxmoor
- Shannon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shannon is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shannon
- Vulcan City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vulcan City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan City
- Rock Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Ridge is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Ridge
- Weems
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Weems is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weems
- West End
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- West End is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West End
- Duncan
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Duncan is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
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 Wise Cemetery. The following communities are located in Jefferson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Wise Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Avondale
- Birmingham
- Gate City
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 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 Wise 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 Wise Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #129131 (Wise Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #129131 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: 234 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cahaba Heights
- Location given for Wise Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.451218 Lon: -86.7294321
- 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wise 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. |
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