A visit to the Big Springs 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 Big Springs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Big Springs Cemetery:
32.6190, -86.6994
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Big Springs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Big Springs Cemetery is located in Autauga County<2>.
The county seat for Autauga County is located in Prattville. Prattville lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the southeast of the Big Springs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Big Springs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Big Springs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Big Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Hinton Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Hinton Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton Cemetery
- Carter Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- Billingsley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Billingsley Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsley Cemetery
- Billingsley Baptist Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Billingsley Baptist Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billingsley Baptist Cemetery
- The Billingsley Baptist Cemetery has also been known as:
- Billingsley Church of God Cemetery
- Patillo Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2233578 <5>
- Caver Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Caver Family Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caver Family Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Caver Family Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southwest of Billingsley.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2459964 <5>
- Carter Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Carter Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
- McCord Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Wyatt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Wyatt Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyatt Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Wyatt Cemetery is located 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the north of Autaugaville.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2204471 <5>
- Pleasant Hill UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Pleasant Hill UMC Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill UMC Cemetery
- The Pleasant Hill UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2247518 <5>
- Indian Grave Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- New Cedron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The New Cedron Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cedron Cemetery
- Coee Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Coee Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coee Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- Deramus Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Deramus Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deramus Cemetery
- Golson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Golson Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golson Cemetery
- Old Kingston Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Old Kingston Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Kingston Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The King Cemetery is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Zion's Rest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bethsalem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Bethsalem Cemetery is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethsalem Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Big Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Big Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Haynes
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Haynes is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes
- Billingsley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Independence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Independence is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- White City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- White City is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
- Gibbons ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gibbons is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbons
- Jones
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Jones is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Booth
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Booth is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Adams
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Adams is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Vine Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Vine Hill is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Hill
- Fremont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fremont is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
- Statesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Statesville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Statesville
- Autaugaville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Autaugaville is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Autaugaville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 882 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pine Level
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Pine Level is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Plantersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Plantersville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Burnsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Burnsville is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnsville
- Marbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain Creek is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Creek
- Verbena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Verbena is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verbena
- Stanton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Stanton is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
- Riderville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Riderville is located in Chilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riderville
- Melmar
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Melmar is located in Autauga County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melmar
- Maplesville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Clanton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Prattville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Deatsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
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 Big Springs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Autauga County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Big Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 helpful 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 Big Springs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Autauga 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 Big Springs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #147530 (Big Springs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #147530 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: Autauga
- Est. Elev: 136 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Vida
- Location given for Big Springs Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.6190204 Lon: -86.6994268
- 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 Autauga, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Big Springs 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. |
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