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:
34.4029, -86.6933
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Blue Springs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Blue Springs Cemetery is located in Morgan County<2>.
The county seat for Morgan County is located in Decatur. Decatur lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the 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 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km] of the Blue Springs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Blue Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Pines Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Pines Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pines Cemetery
- Lawrence Cove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Harmony Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Cemetery
- Center Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Center Grove Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Grove Cemetery
- Morrow Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Morrow Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow Cemetery
- Edmonson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Edmonson Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonson Cemetery
- Redoak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Redoak Grove Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redoak Grove Cemetery
- Kyle Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Kyle Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kyle Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Forman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Forman Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forman Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lamons Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Lamons Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamons Cemetery
- West Point Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The West Point Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point Cemetery
- Collins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Collins Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins Cemetery
- Childers Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Childers Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childers Cemetery
- Daniels Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Daniels Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Daniels Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Daniels Chapel Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22419 <5>
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Gum Pond Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Gum Pond Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Pond Cemetery
- Crawford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Crawford Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford Cemetery
- Compton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Compton Cemetery is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Compton Cemetery
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 Blue Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Blue Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Florette
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Florette is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florette
- Apple Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Eva
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ryan Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ryan Crossroads is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan Crossroads
- Valhermoso Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Briscoe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Somerville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Hulaco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Hog Jaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hog Jaw is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Jaw
- Winton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Winton is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winton
- Ruth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ruth is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
- Morgan City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgan City
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Pine Lake Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Lake Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Lake Village
- Fairview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fairview is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
- Baileyton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Joppa
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lacey's Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bluff City is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Falkville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lacon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lacon is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacon
- Simcoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Simcoe is located in Cullman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simcoe
- Slaughter Landing ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Slaughter Landing is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter Landing
- Slaughter Landing has also been known as:
- Slaughter Ferry
- Arab
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Leesdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Leesdale is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
- Triana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Friendship
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Union Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Priceville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
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 Morgan County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Blue Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Arab
- Arab lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Blue Springs Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Arab.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arab
- Falkville
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Blue Springs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Morgan 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 #139707 (Blue Springs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #139707 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: Morgan
- Est. Elev: 183 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Center Grove
- Location given for Blue Springs Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4028718 Lon: -86.6933298
- 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 Morgan, 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- Blue 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. |