A visit to the Blue 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 Blue Springs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Blue Springs Cemetery:
34.4135, -87.6565
The Blue Springs Cemetery is located in Franklin County<1>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Russellville. Russellville lies just to the north northwest of the Blue Springs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Blue Springs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> of the Blue Springs Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blue Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Rea Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sibley Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Sibley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Watson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gray Rock Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Dooley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Union Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Drake Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Harris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scharnagle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Scharnagle Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scharnagle Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Spruce Pine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Duboise Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kimbrough Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sargent Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kirk Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jones Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Orman Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Orman Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orman Cemetery
- Phil Campbell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mars Hill Community Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chestnut Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- St. Paul Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Denton Hollow 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 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> of the Blue Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blue Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Churntown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Spruce Pine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Phil Campbell
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Russellville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rockwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bear Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pebble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Prebble ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Littleville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Haleyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Mehama ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Littleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Belgreen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hackleburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Concord
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Boar Tush
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Hodges
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Ashridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- White House Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Thornhill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Delmar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Muck City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Muck City is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muck City
- Hatton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Campbell Settlement ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Campbell Settlement is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell Settlement
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 Blue Springs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blue Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Haleyville
- Phil Campbell
- Russellville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Blue Springs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Blue Springs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #136128 (Blue Springs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #136128 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 324 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Spruce Pine
- Location given for Blue Springs Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4134293 Lon: -87.6564175
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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- Blue Springs Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |