Vestavia Gardens

Vestavia Gardens is a neighborhood in Lauderdale, Alabama. Vestavia Gardens is situated nearby to the hamlet Petersville, as well as near the neighborhood Forest Hills.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Forks of Cypress Cemetery and Old Water Tower.

Forks of Cypress Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

Forks of Cypress Cemetery is a historic cemetery near Florence, Alabama. The cemetery contains the graves of Forks of Cypress owner James Jackson, several members of his family, and numerous slaves who worked on the plantation. Forks of Cypress Cemetery is situated 2 miles west of Vestavia Gardens.

Old Water Tower

Water tower

Photo: Themidnite, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Old Florence Water Tower is a historic water tower in Florence, Alabama. It was built in 1889 by the Jeter and Boardman Gas and Water Association to increase water capacity in the town, which was undergoing a boom in population. Old Water Tower is situated 2 miles south of Vestavia Gardens.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mars Hill and Florence.

Mars Hill

Hamlet

Mars Hill is a former unincorporated community that is now a neighborhood of the city of Florence in Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States. The community contains the campus of Mars Hill Bible School. Mars Hill is situated 1½ miles east of Vestavia Gardens.

Florence

Photo: Americasroof, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Florence is a city located in and the county seat of Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States, in the state's northwestern corner. It has a population of 40,184 in the 2020 census.

St. Florian

Town

St. Florian or Saint Florian is a town in Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Florence - Muscle Shoals Metropolitan Statistical Area known as "The Shoals". As of the 2020 census, St. Florian had a population of 584. St. Florian is situated 4 miles east of Vestavia Gardens.

Vestavia Gardens

Type: Neighborhood
Categories: residential area and locality
Location: Lauderdale, Alabama, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

34.85341° or 34° 51′ 12″ north

Longitude

-87.6887° or 87° 41′ 19″ west

Elevation

587 feet (179 metres)

Open location code

866JV836+9G

OpenStreetMap ID

way 455384934

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=residential

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

GeoNames ID

4095414

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