Shirley Gardner wrote: > I am fairly new to research and new to your list. I am wondering if someone > that is looking up death records would mind looking for my Aunt's death > record. > MARY ISABEL MONROE - Died age 15 - on September 14, 1912 (that could be > 1911). Buried near Shortleaf, Ala. I have a postcard addressed to her at > Yellow Pine, Ala. Would it be hard to find the cemetery that she is buried > in? Could someone > tell me about the area? Shortleaf is located in present-day Washington County, Alabama, (north of Mobile County). You can read a short history of of Washington County here... http://www.asc.edu/archives/counties/washingt.html You can read a short history of Mobile County here... http://www.asc.edu/archives/counties/mobile.html > How far from Mobile would Shortleaf and Yellow Pine be? I find it helps to > get a picture of the place I am looking for. Map of Washington County, Alabama...http://www.asc.edu/archives/maps/washimap.html You will find Yellow Pine located at the far left of the map (west side of the county) on U.S. Highway 45 (the southern terminus of which is in Mobile). Map of Mobile County, Alabama... http://www.asc.edu/archives/maps/mobilmap.html > Also where would I send for a death certificate. Look here...http://vitalrec.com/al.html Then look here... http://www.alapubhealth.org/vital/vitalrcd.html > I would appreciate any help that I can get. My grandfather was a minister at > the time. > Thanks, Shirley, B.C. CANADA Other places you might search are... Washington County, Alabama, GenWeb page... http://members.aol.com/JORDANJM2/washingtn.html Genealogy Society of Washington County http://members.aol.com/JORDANJM2/WCGS.html Once you know the name of the cemetery, you could go to the Mobile Genealogical Society web site at http://www.siteone.com/clubs/mgs then scroll down to, and click on, THE MAP ROOM. There you will find "Links To Maps For All Geographic Feature Types (including cemeteries) In Mobile County And The Counties Which Border Mobile County (including Washington) which are listed in the U.S. Geographic Names Information System. P.S. My mom was born in Alberta. -- Regards, Kevin Sellew in Mobile, Alabama *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* President of the Mobile (Alabama) Genealogical Society -- a non-profit 501(c)(3) educational organization and WebMaster for the Mobile Genealogical Society Web Site On the Web: http://www.siteone.com/clubs/mgs/ *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*