Jefferson County, Alabama Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Search cemetery names, burial records, grave details, and local archive context for Jefferson County, Alabama from one focused county hub.
County archive snapshot
Jefferson County Overview
100
Cemeteries
129
Indexed Records
100
Mapped Cemetery Sites
Quick answer
How do I search Jefferson County cemetery and burial records?
Use this page as the county-level filter between the statewide archive and individual cemetery lookups. Start with the cemetery directory, compare the source mix and burial depth, then run a focused search for the exact cemetery or person name you need.
Research focus
Use this county page for
Search by person name
Start with a full name when the county is already likely.
Compare cemetery pages
Review cemetery cards before opening a specific profile.
Use map context
Use mapped locations to understand the local cemetery spread.
Verify official details
Confirm sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official sources.
County overview
About Jefferson County Cemetery Records & Burial Search
Jefferson County, Alabama contains 100 documented cemeteries including municipal grounds, church burial sites, and family plots spread across the county archive. This page connects 129 burial records with cemetery locations, grave detail, and military service context where available. Elmwood Cemetery is one of the strongest current archive entry points for this county, with record coverage reaching back to 1916 in the current dataset. Use the cemetery directory below to browse all locations, or move into the burial record section when you already know the surname or full name you need.
Use this county archive to move from broad Jefferson County cemetery research into specific cemetery locations, burial-record matches, source labels, and official verification paths.
Cemetery Pages Surfaced
Active cemetery profile pages currently surfaced in the Jefferson County index.
Veteran-Linked Burial Records
Burial records in this county currently carrying military branch or service-related context.
Source Rows Grouped
Cemetery source rows currently grouped into public archive labels. Source-row counts may be higher than cemetery-page counts when multiple public-source rows point to the same county archive.
County map
Jefferson County map overview
County center reference: 33.2195, -86.0105
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Cemetery locations and burial records are not the same
Jefferson County may have strong cemetery-location coverage even when person-level burial records are limited. Use this directory to find the likely cemetery first, then verify sensitive burial, veteran, or grave-location details with official cemetery, county, VA/NCA, or primary-source records.
County cemetery index
Jefferson County Cemetery Directory
Page 1 of 5
Back to AlabamaElmwood Cemetery
USGSJefferson Memorial Gardens
USGSOakwood Memorial Gardens
VA📍 GARDENDALE, AL
Cedar Hill Cemetery
USGSHighland Memorial Gardens
USGSValhalla Cemetery
USGSForest Grove Memorial Gardens
VA📍 PLEASANT GROVE, AL
Forest Hill Cemetery
USGSJefferson Garden of Memories
USGSOakland Cemetery
USGSZion Memorial Gardens
USGSMt Olive Cemetery
VA📍 MOUNT OLIVE, AL
New Horizon Memorial Gardens
USGSPine Hill Cemetery
USGSDynasty Gardens Cemetery
VA📍 DOLOMITE, AL
Forest Crest Cemetery
USGSGeorge Washington Memorial Gardens Cemetery
USGSBrighton Cemetery
VA📍 BESSEMER, AL
G W Carver Memorial Gardens
VA📍 BIRMINGHAM, AL
Glenwood Baptist Church Cemetery
VA📍 MORRIS, AL
John's Rideouts Cemetery
VA📍 BIRMINGHAM, AL
Morris Cemetery
USGSPatterson-Forest Grove Funeral Hm & Cemetery
VA📍 PLEASANT GROVE, AL
Ridouts Forest Crest Cemetery
VA📍 BIRMINGHAM, AL
Burial record snapshot
Burial Records in Jefferson County, Alabama
These person-level records can help when you already have a likely name, cemetery, date range, or military-service clue. Use them as starting points, then verify sensitive details with the cemetery, county office, veteran resource, or primary source.
Eldrege E Driver
🪦 Southcrest Bapt Ch Cem
Coy D Cherry
🪦 Sharon Baptist Church Cemetery
Eddie Dennis Michael
🪦 Zion Memorial Gardens
Calvin A Bullock
🪦 Cedar Hill Cemetery
Donald Francis Cashman
🪦 Jefferson Memorial Gardens
Curtis E Shelton
🪦 Forest Crest Cemetery
Anthony C Zito
🪦 Elmwood Cemetery
Arnold L Briscoe
🪦 Oakwood Memorial Gardens
Eugene White
🪦 Elmwood Cemetery
Claude E Calloway
🪦 Jefferson Memorial Gardens
Carl Wesley Dykes
🪦 Jefferson Memorial Gardens
Edmund Richardson McDavid
🪦 Elmwood Cemetery
Edward Colvin
🪦 Valhalla Cemetery
Charles Eugene Ogles
🪦 Oakwood Memorial Gardens
Clinton Jones
🪦 Highland Memorial Gardens
Charlie Robert Knight
🪦 Zion Memorial Gardens
Donald L Martin
🪦 Jefferson Memorial Gardens
Elrico Rayshawn Briggs
🪦 Forest Hill Cemetery
Alvin A Kirksey
🪦 Dynasty Gardens Cemetery
Charles Buddy Harris
🪦 Jefferson Memorial Gardens
Dewey Strib Hood
🪦 Patterson-Forest Grove Funeral Hm & Cemetery
Donald T Parker
🪦 Elmwood Cemetery
David Robinson
🪦 Oakland Cemetery
Earthy F Cleveland
🪦 Elmwood Cemetery
Surname index
Surname Index for Jefferson County
These surname links surface recurring family names already present in the county burial archive. They are useful when the cemetery is still unknown but the last name is likely tied to this county.
Surnames are generated from currently indexed burial records and may not represent every family name connected to this county.
Veteran burial records
Veteran-Linked Burial Records in Jefferson County, Alabama
This block shows burial records that currently include military branch or service-context fields in the archive. Use these entries as research leads and verify official veteran burial details with the appropriate VA/NCA, cemetery, or primary record source.
Eldrege E Driver
🪦 Southcrest Bapt Ch Cem
1927-10-25 - 2022-12-03 Rank: IM3
Coy D Cherry
🪦 Sharon Baptist Church Cemetery
1926-11-07 - 2022-11-02
Eddie Dennis Michael
🪦 Zion Memorial Gardens
1942-06-05 - 2022-09-04 Rank: SGT
Calvin A Bullock
🪦 Cedar Hill Cemetery
1931-10-28 - 2022-08-02 Rank: CPL
Donald Francis Cashman
🪦 Jefferson Memorial Gardens
1929-03-16 - 2022-08-01
Curtis E Shelton
🪦 Forest Crest Cemetery
1933-06-06 - 2022-07-03 Rank: CPL
Anthony C Zito
🪦 Elmwood Cemetery
1925-08-22 - 2022-05-04 Rank: PFC
Arnold L Briscoe
🪦 Oakwood Memorial Gardens
1930-09-08 - 2022-04-21 Rank: CPL
Eugene White
🪦 Elmwood Cemetery
1934-06-14 - 2022-03-13 Rank: PFC
Claude E Calloway
🪦 Jefferson Memorial Gardens
1932-07-03 - 2022-02-05
Carl Wesley Dykes
🪦 Jefferson Memorial Gardens
1945-05-10 - 2022-02-02
Edmund Richardson McDavid
🪦 Elmwood Cemetery
1924-05-23 - 2022-01-23 Rank: PFC
Official lookup guides
Official Source Verification Paths for Jefferson County
Use these verification paths when a cemetery name, map location, or veteran-linked burial record needs confirmation from a stronger official or institutional source.
Official cemetery source
Use the USGS guide for Jefferson County
Open the official USGS lookup guide with this county context to validate cemetery place names and mapped locations before drilling deeper.
Official burial source
Use the VA burial guide for Jefferson County
Use the official VA locator guide when this county archive surfaces veteran-linked burial rows and service-related details.
Continue browsing
Best Next Clicks From Jefferson County
Use these next-step links when you want to continue from Jefferson County into the most relevant cemetery, person-name, statewide, or official-source path.
Top cemetery page
Elmwood Cemetery
30 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Top cemetery page
Jefferson Memorial Gardens
17 burial records and stronger place-level archive depth.
Person-name search
Search Jefferson County burial records
Use a full name plus Jefferson County to separate likely matches before expanding into statewide results.
Broaden scope
Return to Alabama archive
Move up one level when you need nearby counties, more cemetery options, or broader genealogy search context.
How to research this county
How to Find Cemetery Information in Jefferson County
Jefferson County works best as a narrowing layer. Instead of trying to search all records at once, move from county overview into cemetery names and then into individual burial records when the archive shows person-level matches.
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Review cemetery density before searching names
- Start with the top cemetery list on this page to see which locations have the clearest burial-record coverage.
- Compare source labels such as USGS or VA before deciding where to search deeper.
- Use the county map and cemetery cards together to avoid broad, low-context searching.
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Run focused person searches after choosing the likely cemetery
- Search a full first and last name once you have a likely cemetery or county context.
- Use military branch hints and date ranges to separate close name matches.
- Return to the Alabama archive if you need to compare this county with neighboring areas.
Frequently asked
Jefferson County Archive FAQs
This county FAQ section is designed to answer common archive questions before users widen their search into nearby counties or move down into specific cemetery pages.
How do I search cemetery records in Jefferson County?
Start with the cemetery directory on this page, compare the cemetery count, record depth, and veterans tags, then move into the individual cemetery page once you find the strongest match.
How many cemeteries are mapped in Jefferson County?
100 cemetery locations are currently mapped in Jefferson County, Alabama, with 100 carrying latitude and longitude context.
Does Jefferson County include burial records as well as cemetery names?
Yes. This county archive combines cemetery counts with burial record coverage where source datasets include person-level information.
Are Jefferson County burial records free to access?
Yes. Cemetery Finders presents county, cemetery, and burial-detail pages from public-source archive data without requiring an account or paid lookup.
How many Jefferson County burial records include military branch context?
129 burial records in this county currently include military branch or service-context fields where the source archive provides them. This should be treated as veteran-linked archive context, not a complete official count of all veterans buried in Jefferson County.