About George Ricks Cemetery
George Ricks Cemetery is a christian cemetery in Leighton, Colbert County, Alabama. The grounds sit at about 545 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 125621. The nearest other listed cemetery is Jenkins Cemetery, about 1.3 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Trinity Memorial Funeral Home in Muscle Shoals, about 6.7 mi away. It is one of 117 cemeteries we list in Colbert County, and 75 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 117 listings in Colbert County have a phone number or website on record.
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34.66183, -87.59299
What George Ricks 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
- Jenkins CemeteryMuscle Shoals, ALCemetery1.3 mi
- LaGrange CemeteryLangrange College Road, Leighton, ALChristian cemetery1.8 mi
- Bickley CemeteryMuscle Shoals, ALCemetery1.9 mi
- Rand CemeteryMuscle Shoals, ALCemetery2.0 mi
- Aycock CemeteryHereford Lane, Tuscumbia, ALChristian cemetery2.3 mi
- Gunn CemeteryMuscle Shoals, ALCemetery2.3 mi
- Mayers CemeteryOld Highway 20, Leighton, ALChristian cemetery2.7 mi
- Glendale CemeteryOld Highway 20, Leighton, ALChristian cemetery2.7 mi
- Gargis CemeteryOld Highway 20, Leighton, ALChristian cemetery2.8 mi
- Old Mount Moriah CemeteryTuscumbia, ALCemetery2.9 mi
Funeral homes near George Ricks Cemetery
- Trinity Memorial Funeral Home6.7 miFuneral home · Muscle Shoals · (256) 381-7030
- Thompson & Son Funeral Home7.5 miFuneral home · Tuscumbia · (256) 383-2402
- Grace Memorial Funeral Home8.4 miFuneral home · Sheffield · (256) 383-5990
- Morrison Funeral Home8.4 miFuneral home · Tuscumbia · (256) 383-7311
- Thompson & Son Funeral Home10 miFuneral home · Florence · (256) 764-2651
- Saints Funeral Home11 miFuneral home · Florence · (256) 275-7575
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Frequently asked questions
Where is George Ricks Cemetery located?
George Ricks Cemetery is at Ricks Cemetery Road, Leighton, AL 35646 in Colbert County. GPS coordinates: 34.66183, -87.59299.
Is George Ricks Cemetery a Christian cemetery?
Our records list a Christian affiliation, based on the recorded religion of the cemetery. Burial rules for people outside the congregation vary, so ask the cemetery.
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