A visit to the Beech Spring Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Beech Spring Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Beech Spring Cemetery:
34.4523, -86.4650
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Beech Spring Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Beech Spring Cemetery is located in Marshall County<2>.
The county seat for Marshall County is located in Guntersville. Guntersville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southeast of the Beech Spring Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Beech Spring Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Beech Spring Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Beech Spring Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Nearen Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- The Nearen Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nearen Cemetery
- Cloud Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- The Cloud Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
- Gibson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Gibson Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson Cemetery
- Short Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Short Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Cemetery
- Boggess Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Boggess Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggess Cemetery
- Mayo Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mayo Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Winton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Winton Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton Cemetery
- Polly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Polly Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly Cemetery
- Patterson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Hines Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Hines Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hines Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Black Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Black Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- New Friendship Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sweet Home Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Sweet Home Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home Cemetery
- Honey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Honey Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Cemetery
- Walker Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Walker Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker Cemetery
- The Walker Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hebron Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #26911 <5>
- Cedar Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Cedar Grove Cemetery is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove Cemetery
- Bush Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Beech Spring Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Beech Spring Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Union Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Ferns Quarter ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ferns Quarter is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferns Quarter
- Friendship
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Scant City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Scant City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scant City
- Morgan City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Ruth
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ruth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Grassy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Fort Deposit ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Fort Deposit is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Deposit
- New Hope
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Briscoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Warrenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Apple Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Hog Jaw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
- Pine Lake Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
- Arab
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lacey's Spring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Owens' Cross Roads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Ryan Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Joppa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Askea Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Mill Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Guntersville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Guntersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
- Former names for Guntersville:
- Gunter's Ferry
- Gunter's Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <6>
- North ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- North is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North
- Hulaco
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Wyeth City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Wyeth City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth City
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Beech Spring Cemetery. The following communities are located in Marshall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Beech Spring Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arab
- Arab lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South (S) of the Beech Spring Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Arab.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arab
- Guntersville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Beech Spring Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Marshall County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Beech Spring Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #113823 (Beech Spring Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #113823 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Marshall
- Est. Elev: 185 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Guntersville Dam
- Location given for Beech Spring Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4523137 Lon: -86.4649876
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Marshall, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beech Spring Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |