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:
33.2054, -85.8783
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 Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Ashland. Ashland lies just to the north northeast 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 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Big Springs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Big Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Old Liberty Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- New Prospect Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Millerville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Millerville Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Ararat Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Ararat Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Ararat Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Wilsons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Wilsons Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsons Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Gutherie Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Patterson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Patterson Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson Cemetery
- Lystra Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Lystra Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lystra Cemetery
- Old Field Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Old Field Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Field Cemetery
- Poe Bridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Poe Bridge Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poe Bridge Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the south of Ashland.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2212691 <5>
- Sardis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Ashland City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 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:
- Harkins Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
- Millerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Ashland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Mellow Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Hackneyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hackneyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackneyville
- Goldville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Goldville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Lineville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Chandler Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Chandler Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Springs
- Erin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Erin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Chambers Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chambers Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Springs
- Cowpens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cowpens is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowpens
- Cragford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Goodwater
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Site
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- New Site is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Emuckfaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Emuckfaw is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emuckfaw
- Motley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Motley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Motley
- Barfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Almond
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Almond is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Almond
- Waldo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Waldo is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Hollins
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Hollins is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Ironaton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Ironaton is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironaton
- Mount Olive
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Kellyton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Kellyton is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Daviston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Malone Ferry
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Malone Ferry is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone Ferry
- Ofelia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Ofelia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
- Rendalia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rendalia is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rendalia
- Abihka ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Abihka is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abihka
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 Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Big Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Goodwater
- Lineville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Clay 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 #1805373 (Big Springs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1805373 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 293 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Millerville
- Location given for Big Springs Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.205394 Lon: -85.8782972
- 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 Clay, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |