About Providence Cemetery
Providence Cemetery is a cemetery near Tuscaloosa, Jefferson County, Alabama. It lies about 23 mi southwest of Tuscaloosa. The grounds sit at about 571 feet above sea level. Wikidata records one notable person buried here: Houston Gwin. It is recorded in the U.S. Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System as feature 144487. The nearest other listed cemetery is Patton Cemetery, about 1.5 mi to the west. The nearest funeral home we know of is Peoples Chapel Funeral Home in Hueytown, about 19 mi away. It is one of 109 cemeteries we list in Jefferson County, and 15 other listed cemeteries lie within 10 miles.
This record has no mailing address, so it is listed under the nearest town, Tuscaloosa. The pin on the map shows the recorded location.
Notable people buried at Providence Cemetery
Among them: 1 football player.
- Houston Gwin1876-1958American football player and coach
People whose Wikidata entry gives Providence 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
33.45233, -87.30166
What Providence 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
- Patton CemeteryTuscaloosa, ALCemetery1.5 mi
- Warrior CemeteryTuscaloosa, ALCemetery3.0 mi
- Prudes Creek Baptist Church CemeteryBrookwood, ALBaptist cemetery4.2 mi
- Spencer Hill CemeteryTuscaloosa, ALCemetery5.2 mi
- Antioch Missionary Baptist Church CemeteryBrookwood, ALChristian cemetery6.3 mi
- Heard Shoal CemeteryRock Creek, ALCemetery6.5 mi
- Pine Grove CemeteryLake View, ALCemetery8.3 mi
- Pleasant Ridge CemeteryBrookwood, ALCemetery8.8 mi
- Goodwater CemeteryBerry, ALChristian cemetery9.0 mi
- Dug Hill CemeteryRock Creek, ALCemetery9.0 mi
Funeral homes near Providence Cemetery
- Peoples Chapel Funeral Home19 miFuneral home · Hueytown · (205) 497-2273
- Integrity Funeral Home19 miFuneral home · Hueytown · (205) 491-1006
- Patterson-Forest Grove Funeral Home & Crematory19 miCremation provider · Pleasant Grove · (205) 744-1611
- Brooks Family Funeral Home19 miFuneral home · Hueytown · (205) 744-4171
- Northport Funeral & Cremation Service19 miCremation provider · Northport · (205) 750-3140
- Faith Memorial Chapel Funeral Services19 miFuneral chapel · Bessemer · (205) 425-8437
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