A visit to the Bluff 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 Bluff Springs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bluff Springs Cemetery:
31.5732, -86.0652
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Bluff Springs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Bluff Springs Cemetery is located in Coffee County<2>.
The county seat for Coffee County is located in Elba. Elba lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the south of the Bluff Springs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Bluff Springs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Bluff Springs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bluff Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Shearon Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Shearon Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shearon Cemetery
- Zoar Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Zoar Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar Cemetery
- Old Sharron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Old Sharron Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Sharron Cemetery
- Clay Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Clay Hill Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Hill Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Zions Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Zions Chapel Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zions Chapel Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Antioch Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Glenwood.
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Henderson Memorial Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Wise Mill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wise Mill Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Mill Cemetery
- Lewis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Driskell Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Beaverdam Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Beaverdam Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam Cemetery
- Lowery Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lowery Cemetery is located in Geneva County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowery Cemetery
- Hudson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hudson Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson Cemetery
- Rosin Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Rosin Ridge Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosin Ridge Cemetery
- Perdue Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Perdue Cemetery is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perdue Cemetery
- Wilson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson Cemetery
- Hopewell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
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 Bluff Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bluff Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Zoar
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Zoar is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
- Jack
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Jack is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jack
- Wilkinstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wilkinstown is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinstown
- Centre Ridge ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Centre Ridge is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Ridge
- Henderson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Henderson is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henderson
- Bullock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bullock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
- Glenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Peacock ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Peacock is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Pine Level
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Level is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
- Elba
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Goshen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mixson
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Mixson is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixson
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Frisco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Frisco is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frisco
- Tarentum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tarentum is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarentum
- Social Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Social Town is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Social Town
- Brantley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hallsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Hallsville is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsville
- Danleys Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Danleys Crossroads is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danleys Crossroads
- Mossy Grove Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mossy Grove Village is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Grove Village
- Curtis
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Curtis is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Java
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Java is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
- Roeton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Roeton is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roeton
- Vidette
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Vidette is located in Crenshaw County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vidette
- New Brockton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clintonville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clintonville is located in Coffee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintonville
- Luverne
(15 miles [24.1 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 Bluff Springs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Coffee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bluff 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 Bluff Springs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Coffee 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 Bluff Springs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #137059 (Bluff Springs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #137059 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: Coffee
- Est. Elev: 109 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Bluff Springs
- Location given for Bluff Springs Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.5732177 Lon: -86.0652273
- 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 Coffee, 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 from Point A (ie- Bluff 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |