About Shaw Cemetery
Shaw Cemetery is a christian cemetery in Leighton, Colbert County, Alabama. The grounds sit at about 581 feet above sea level. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 153400. The nearest other listed cemetery is Madding Cemetery, about 1.3 mi to the southeast. The nearest funeral home we know of is Trinity Memorial Funeral Home in Muscle Shoals, about 7.8 mi away. It is one of 117 cemeteries we list in Colbert County, and 101 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles. 1 of the 117 listings in Colbert County have a phone number or website on record.
Map
34.72905, -87.47220
What Shaw 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
- Madding CemeteryFennel Road, Leighton, ALChristian cemetery1.3 mi
- Bethel Community CemeteryCarter Road, Muscle Shoals, ALChristian cemetery1.4 mi
- Stanley CemeteryJarmon Lane, Leighton, ALChristian cemetery1.7 mi
- Midway CemeteryMount Stanley Road, Leighton, ALChristian cemetery1.8 mi
- Dillahunty Cemetery6th Street, Leighton, ALChristian cemetery1.9 mi
- Cal Cemetery6th Street, Leighton, ALChristian cemetery2.6 mi
- Hennigan CemeteryRiver Road, Town Creek, ALChristian cemetery2.7 mi
- Cal CemeteryTown Creek, ALCemetery2.7 mi
- Brickhouse CemeteryCounty Road 268, Town Creek, ALChristian cemetery2.9 mi
- Sheffield CemeteryCounty Road 406, Town Creek, ALChristian cemetery3.1 mi
Funeral homes near Shaw Cemetery
- Trinity Memorial Funeral Home7.8 miFuneral home · Muscle Shoals · (256) 381-7030
- Elkins East Chapel9.3 miFuneral home · Killen · (256) 936-5799
- Grace Memorial Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Sheffield · (256) 383-5990
- Thompson & Son Funeral Home12 miFuneral home · Florence · (256) 764-2651
- Elkins Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Florence · (256) 860-0672
- Saints Funeral Home13 miFuneral home · Florence · (256) 275-7575
Listings from our sister site, Funeral Home Directory USA, sorted by straight-line distance. Call ahead: services, prices and hours are not shown here.
Frequently asked questions
Where is Shaw Cemetery located?
Shaw Cemetery is at 6th Street, Leighton, AL 35646 in Colbert County. GPS coordinates: 34.72905, -87.47220.
Is Shaw 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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