About Valley Head Cemetery
Valley Head Cemetery is a cemetery near Fort Payne, DeKalb County, Alabama. It lies about 11 mi southwest of Fort Payne. The grounds sit at about 1,053 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Miles C. Allgood. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 150567. The nearest other listed cemetery is Davenport Cemetery, about 0.9 mi to the southwest. The nearest funeral home we know of is Burt Funeral Home Inc in Valley-head, about 0.6 mi away. It is one of 102 cemeteries we list in DeKalb County, and 45 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Fort Payne. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Valley Head Cemetery
Among them: 1 US representative.
- Miles C. Allgood1878-1977U.S. Representative
People whose Wikidata entry gives Valley Head Cemetery as their place of burial, ordered by how many Wikipedia language editions cover them. Names link to Wikipedia where an English article exists. Plot locations are not included; ask the cemetery office.
Map
34.57668, -85.62083
What Valley Head Cemetery offers
Not available: we have no confirmed information yet about accepting new burials, cremation options, cremation niches, mausoleum, columbarium, chapel, green burial, veterans section, office on site, parking, wheelchair accessible, restrooms. If you work there or know it well, tell us what it offers.
Nearby cemeteries
- Davenport CemeteryFort Payne, ALCemetery0.9 mi
- Ellison CemeteryFort Payne, ALCemetery2.5 mi
- Jones CemeteryFort Payne, ALCemetery2.8 mi
- Cordell CemeteryHenagar, ALCemetery3.0 mi
- Bean CemeteryHenagar, ALCemetery3.6 mi
- Price CemeteryFort Payne, ALCemetery3.6 mi
- White Hall CemeteryFort Payne, ALCemetery3.8 mi
- Holly Spring CemeteryFort Payne, ALCemetery3.8 mi
- Bankhead CemeteryFort Payne, ALCemetery3.9 mi
- Head Springs CemeteryHenagar, ALCemetery4.0 mi
Funeral homes near Valley Head Cemetery
- Burt Funeral Home Inc0.6 miFuneral home · Valley-head · (256) 662-1033
- Burt Funeral Home Inc1.2 miFuneral home · Valley Head · (256) 635-6247
- Burt Funeral Home4.8 miFuneral home · Valley Head · (256) 635-6247
- Wilson Funeral Home & Crematory7.6 miCremation provider · Fort Payne · (256) 845-9150
- Corner Stone Funeral Chapel & Crematory8.0 miCremation provider · Ider · (256) 657-4003
- Kerby Funeral Home Inc8.2 miFuneral home · Henagar · (256) 657-3238
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