List of Jefferson County cemeteries

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This is a List of Jefferson County cemeteries. For cemeteries inside the Birmingham city limits, see List of Birmingham cemeteries.

Cemetery Alternate names Founded Closed Burials Address Map Find-A-Grave
Abernathy Family Cemetery Lacey's Chapel Cemetery 1875 1925 11 Old Highway 150, Lacey's Chapel map link
Acton Memorial Cemetery Altadena Valley Cemetery, Rev. William Acton Cemetery 1882 present 480 Caldwell Mill Road, Acton map link
Adams Cemetery - 1864 present 80 Littleton-Kilgore Road, Kilgore map link
Adams-Heaton Cemetery - 1894 present 57 Adamsville Parkway map link
Adger Cemetery - 1800 present 1,011 Johns Road at Valley Ford Road, Adger map link
Alton Cemetery - 1988 present 6 5584 Morgan Street, Alton map link
Arnold's Chapel Cemetery Bluff Ridge Cemetery 1879 present 389 8110 Bluff Ridge Road, Bessemer map link
Bagley Bend Cemetery - 1892 present 16 Littleton-Kilgore Road, Kilgore map link
Baird-Tatum Cemetery Baird Family Cemetery 1835 1890 35 Pinson map link
Bass Cemetery - 1831 present 535 Ruffner Road, Irondale map link
Bearden Cemetery - 1930s present 25 - - -
Bessie Cemetery Maben Cemetery 1800 present 38 Bessie Mines Road, West Jefferson map link
Bethel Cemetery Bethel Methodist Cemetery 1880 present 750 9417 Thermal Road, Warrior map link
Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery Bethel Baptist Cemetery 1882 present 10 7000 Bethel Road, West Sayre map link
Bethlehem Methodist Church Cemetery - 1818 present 387 Tin Mill Road, Rutledge Springs map link
Big Creek Community Cemetery Big Creek Baptist Cemetery, Camp Oliver Cemetery 1847 present 285 11073 Camp Oliver Road, Adger map link
Bivens Chapel Cemetery - 1836 present 640 11073 Bivens Chapel Road, Brookside map link
Blue Creek Cemetery Old Blue Creek Cemetery 1892 1924 7 North Johns - link
Brewer Cemetery - 1887 1932 7 Warrior-Jasper Road, Warrior map link
Brighton Memorial Gardens Bellview Cemetery, Brighton Cemetery 1908 present 1,697 4159 Main Street, Bessemer map link
Brotherhood Cemetery Ravine Cemetery 1924 present ? Clark Mountain Road, Hueytown map link
Brown Cemetery - 1835 1916 27 Tin Mill Road, Westfield - link
Bush Cemetery - 1840 present 49 Marion Drive, Irondale map link
Cahaba Heights Baptist Church Cemetery Cahaba Heights Cemetery, New Merkel Cemetery, New Bethel Cemetery, Dog Patch Cemetery 1897 present 1,192 3800 Crosshaven Drive at Overton Road, Cahaba Heights map link
Cahaba Heights Methodist Church Cemetery Stand Pipe Cemetery, New Merkel Cemetery, New Hope Cemetery 1897 present 220 Pipe Line Road, Cahaba Heights map link
Calcedonia Baptist Cemetery - 1992 present 90 5574 Mount Olive Road, Gardendale map link
Calvary Baptist Cemetery - 2007 present 2 800 Arkadelphia Road Road, Warrior map link
Canaan Baptist Church Cemetery Old Canaan Cemetery 1872 present 450 2543 Morgan Road, Bessemer map link
Cane Creek Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery Cane Creek Cemetery 1880 present 580 Cane Creek Cemetery Road, Warrior map link
Cardiff Cemetery - 1890 present 460 Cardiff Lynns Crossing Road, Cardiff map link
Carver Memorial Gardens George Washington Carver Memorial Gardens 1956 present 22,000 1020 Minor Parkway, Minor map link
Castle Heights Cemetery - 1968 present 126 Castle Heights Road, New Castle map link
Cedar Hill Cemetery McAdory Family Cemetery 1910 present 11,000 650 Circle Heights Circle, Bessemer map link
Cedar Mount Baptist Church Cemetery - 1891 present 30 Cedar Mountain Road, Pinson map link
Central Baptist Church Cemetery Argo Central Baptist Cemetery 1860 present 550 8762 Gadsden Highway, Argo map link
Chalkville Baptist Church Cemetery New Prospect Cemetery, Prospect Cemetery 1883 present 660 Old Springville Road, Chalkville map link
Clay Cemetery Shiloh Cemetery, Clay United Methodist Church Cemetery 1840 present 640 6790 Old Springville Road, Clay map link
Click Cemetery - 1849 1883 11 B. Y. Williams Sr Drive, Midfield map link
Cluster Springs Cemetery - 1847 present 525 Cluster Springs Road, Gardendale map link
Cole-Johnson Cemetery - 1827 present 62 4207 Karley Drive, Pinson map link
Concord Cemetery Piney Woods Cemetery 1887 present 760 5951 Warrior River Road, Pinson map link
Corinth Cemetery - 1934 present 15 Cooks Moore Road, Trussville map link
Cowden Family Cemetery - 1908 1925 3 - - link
Creel Family Cemetery - 1887 present 33 R. P. Creel Lane, Columbus map link
Crestview Memorial Gardens - 1907 present 2,050 4304 Johnson Street, Adamsville map link
Crocker Cemetery - 1869 1906 4 Flat Top Road, Bessie map link
Croft Acton Cemetery Samuel Acton Cemetery 1833 present 444 2436 Old Rocky Ridge Road, Hoover map link
Crooked Creek Cemetery Calcedonia Cemetery, Jones Cemetery, Old Nail Cemetery 1883 present 209 Sardis Road, Mount Olive map link
Crumly Chapel Cemetery - 1858 present 1,949 336 Crumley Chapel Road, Forestdale map link
Dewey Heights Cemetery - 1944 present 149 Dewey Heights Road, Pinson map link
Dogwood Grove Cemetery - 1843 present 335 8736 Dogwood Grove Road, Adger map link
Doss Cemetery - 1849 ? 2 3239 Warrior-Jasper Road, Corner map link
Dug Hill Cemetery - 1902 present 74 Taylor's Ferry Road, Toadvine map link
Dynasty Gardens - 1990 present 490 Gillespie Road, Dolomite map link
Earltown Cemetery - 1920 present 10 Norris Junction, Irondale map link
Earnest Cemetery - 1945 present 140 3425 Warrior River Road, Concord map link
Eaton-Posey Cemetery - 1896 present 10 Martin Drive, Shady Grove map link
Edwards Cemetery - 1799 present 180 Stouts Road, Gardendale map link
Ellard Cemetery Barton Cemetery, Inglenook Cemetery, McDonald Cemetery, Old Enon Cemetery 1848 present 65 1751 Gadsden Highway, Trussville (relocated from Birmingham Airport in 1994) map link
Farrington Cemetery Reevestown Cemetery 1857 present 34 Harper's Dairy Loop, Loveless Park map link
Fisher Hill Cemetery Mount Olive Cemetery, Taylor Cemetery 1910 1968 120 Shannon Road, Loveless Park map link
Forest Crest Cemetery - 1923 present 2,667 5730 U.S. Highway 78, Alton map link
Forest Grove Memorial Gardens Patterson-Forest Grove Cemetery 1923 present 2,029 1498 5th Avenue, Pleasant Grove map link
Friendship Cemetery - 1859 present 554 Church Road, Gardendale map link
George Cemetery - 1856 present 104 Hannah Lane, Summit Farm map link
Gill Family Cemetery Gill-Rogers Cemetery 1840 1878 13 Old U.S. 31, Morris map link
Gilmore Cemetery - 1860 1923 21 Toadvine Road, Gilmore map link
Glasgow Hill Cemetery - 1922 present 20 3610 Honeycutt Road, Glasgow map link
Glennwood Cemetery - 1916 present 202 7508 Glennwood Road, Morris map link
Good Hope Baptist Cemetery - 1916 present 1,160 7508 River Road, Sayre map link
Griffin Cemetery Woodlawn Cemetery, Union Cemetery 1872 1973 26 218 Acton Avenue, Homewood map link
Gwin Cemetery - 1878 1897 3 Betty Hill Road, Oak Grove map link
Hagood Chapel Cemetery Haygood Chapel Cemetery 1910 present 50 Evelyn Road, Pinson - -
Haig-Rogers Cemetery - 1860 present 123 Haig Rogers Cemetery Road, Morris map link
Henry Ellen Cemetery - 1922 1956 123 Alaska Avenue, Henry Ellen (Leeds) map link
Highland Memorial Gardens - 1955 present 5,378 3115 18th Avenue, Bessemer map link
Hillview Baptist Church Cemetery New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, Catt Mountain Cemetery 1893 present 577 800 Heflin Avenue East, Forestdale map link
Hodges Cemetery - 1881 1987 80 Hodges Cemetery Road, Dogtown map link
Hood Cemetery Bethel Cemetery, New Bethel Cemetery, West Pratt Cemetery 1896 1987 33 off Flat Top Road, Praco map link
Hopewell Cemetery - 1928 present ? Clark Mountain Road, Hueytown map -
Hopewell Baptist Cemetery - 1884 present 1,340 9060 Hopewell Church Road, Pinson map link
Hopewell Road Church of God Cemetery - 1943 present 219 1800 Hopewell Road, Bessemer map link
Hudson Cemetery Lower Coalburg-Hudson Cemetery 1879 1910s 50 Coalburg - link
Hughes Family Cemetery - 1883 1916 18 Happy Top Road, Majestic map link
Humphries Cemetery - 1917 1918 6 Bruce Shaw Road, Burchfield map link
Inzer Cemetery - 1875 1937 40 Southlake Drive, Trussville map link
Jefferson County Cemetery - ? present 8,000 Ballpark Drive, Morris map link
Jefferson Memorial Gardens - 1949 present 22,951 1701 Gadsden Highway, Trussville map link
Jefferson Memorial Gardens South Jefferson Garden of Memories 1949 present 2,972 2701 John Hawkins Parkway, Hoover map link
Jerusalem Cemetery - 1895 present ? Paradise Lane, McAdory map -
Joley Cemetery Possum Valley Cemetery, Key's Hill Cemetery 1843 1919 8 Jaybird Road opposite Keys Avenue, Brighton map link
Kimbrell Cemetery Bellview Baptist Cemetery 1915 present 231 Eastern Valley Road, McCalla map link
Martin Luther King Memorial Cemetery - 1930 present 30 Clark Mountain Road, Hueytown map link
Ladd Cemetery - 1840 1890 50 Clay - -
Lakeview Cemetery - 1824 present 207 Finland Road, Minor map link
Lawler Cemetery - 1845 present 260 7509 Thed Brassfield Road, Robbins Crossroads map link
Liberty Cemetery - 1881 present 1,061 Short Creek Road, Alliance map link
Liberty-Minter Cemetery - 1891 present 1,317 Self Creek Road, Morris map link
Lincoln Memorial Cemetery - 1928 present 300 Parker Drive, McCalla map link
Linn Cemetery - 1892 present 225 Lindale Road, Graysville map link
Linn's Crossing Cemetery - 1880 present 1,025 Lynn's Crossing Road, Linn Crossing map link
Little Family Cemetery - 1835 1924 200 Mountain View Lane, Leeds map link
Lola City Cemetery - 1923 present ? Lola City, off Floyd Bradford Road - -
Lovick Cemetery - 1835 1901 present Lovick, off Floyd Bradford Road - link
Mars Hill Cemetery Grace Community Cemetery, Sulpher Springs Cemetery 1898 present 298 Mars Hill Road, Hoover map link
Marvins Chapel Cemetery Pinson Cemetery 1881 present 1,919 Church Street, Pinson map link
Mason Cemetery (Dolomite) Pacific Lodge Cemetery 1900 present 20 Line Street, Dolomite map link
Massey Cemetery (Homewood) Walker Cemetery 1850 1985 45 Homewood - link
Massey Cemetery (Summit Farm) - 1845 present 80 Paradise Lane, Summit Farm map link
Massey Pioneer Cemetery Pioneer Massey Cemetery 1829 1976 71 Mountain Top Circle, Trussville map link
Masseyline Cemetery - 1850 present 120 9800 Alabama State Highway 79, Masseyline map link
Mawls Pasture Cemetery - ? 1885 ? Center Point - -
McAdory Cemetery - 1870 ? ? Old Leeds Road, Mountain Brook - -
McArty Town Cemetery - 1949 present 12 McArty Town Road, Praco map link
McCombs Cemetery - 1896 present 133 Mountain View Road, Irondale map link
McCombs-Donegan Cemetery Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery 1888 present 180 Bradford Road, Bradford map link
McCormack Cemetery - 1899 present 2,320 McCormick Road, Robbins Crossroads map link
McDaniels Cemetery - ? 1872 ? - - -
McDonalds Chapel Cemetery - 1866 present 350 Utica Place, McDonald Chapel map link
Memorial Mound - 1992 2009 8 3500 Dartmouth Avenue, Bessemer map link
Midway Cemetery - 1903 present 2,324 3904 Oakwood Drive, Adamsville map link
Miners Cemetery ? Dolomite - -
Moncrief Cemetery Oakwood Memorial Gardens 1872 present 2,324 2055 Moncrief Road, Gardendale map link
Moore Cemetery - 1822 present 425 6043 Moore Cemetery Road, McCalla map link
Moore Family Cemetery - 1868 present 400 Red Gap - -
Morris Cemetery - 1839 present 1,295 Stouts Road at Morris Cemetery Road, Morris map link
Morris Family Cemetery - 1880 1908 ? West Homewood - -
Moton Hill Cemetery Moten Hills Cemetery 1916 present 542 235 Texas Avenue, Leeds map link
Mount Cavalry Cemetery - 1806 present 531 9392 Cedar Mountain Road, Ayers (Clay) map link
Mount Vernon Cemetery - 1890 present ? - - -
Mt Hebron Cemetery - 1840 present 902 2617 Eastern Valley Road, Leeds map link
Mt Nebo Cemetery Trussville Cemetery 1837 present 157 2130 Gadsden Highway, Trussville map link
Mt Olive Church Cemetery - 1910 present 244 Mount Olive Church Road, Vanns (Trussville) map link
Mt Olive Cemetery - 1893 present 1,450 Mount Olive Road, Mount Olive map link
Mt Pisgah Cemetery - 1873 present 215 Cherry Avenue, Pinkney City map link
Mt Zion Baptist Cemetery - ? present 1,707 Corner Road at Belt Line Road, Corner map link
Mt Zion Church Cemetery - 1948 present 25 699 Johnson Road, Kimberly map link
Mud Creek Cemetery - 1857 present 503 Mud Creek Church Road, Oak Grove map link
Muscoda Cemetery Readers Cemetery 1927 1929 50 off Pleasant View Road, Muscoda map -
Neaves Cemetery - 1868 1878 5 near Pine Hill Road and Pinson Parkway, Ketona map link
New Bethel Cemetery - 1899 present 290 Greathouse Mountain Road near Warrior Jasper Road, Warrior map link
New Castle Cemetery Kelly Hill Park 1911 present 260 Elm Street, New Castle map link
New Hope Cemetery - 1915 present 375 4850 Grantswood Place, Irondale map link
New Zion Hill Cemetery County Line Church Cemetery 1873 present 95 County Line Church Road, Corner map link
Parkwood Cemetery Jacobs Cemetery 1876 1935 37 Lake Cyrus Boulevard, Hoover map link
Trussville Memorial Cemetery Cahawba Cemetery, First Baptist Church of Trussville Cemetery, Trussville Cemetery 1829 present 923 Gadsden Highway opposite City Hall Drive in Trussville map link
Union Cemetery - - - 20 Council Avenue between Brighton and Midfield map -
Union Baptist Cemetery Christ City Church Cemetery 1834 present 1534 5187 Avenue K, Lipscomb map link


Oversight

A 2002 state law requires the owners of actively-used cemeteries and burial plots to register with the Alabama Department of Insurance and to establish an endowment care fund with a percentage of revenues generated from the sale of plots and mausoleum and columbarium spaces.

In 2017 state legislators Juandalynn Givan, Mary Moore and Louise Alexander sponsored a bill to create a Jefferson County Cemetery Board, a volunteer group that would hear complaints of negligent management and neglect and be empowered to impose fines or declare properties a public nuisance. The bill was signed into law by Governor Kay Ivey. The first members were appointed to the board in February 2018.

References

  • Edgemon, Erin (December 22, 2016) "The way Jefferson County cemeteries are regulated could change in 2017." The Birmingham News
  • Edgemon, Erin (Jun 1, 2017) "Gov. Ivey signs bill creating Jefferson County Cemetery Board: What happens next?." The Birmingham News
  • Edgemon, Erin (February 15, 2018) "Residents appointed to Jefferson County cemetery complaint board." The Birmingham News

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