A visit to the Bold 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 Bold Springs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Bold Springs Cemetery:
33.4509, -86.6551
The Bold Springs Cemetery is located in Shelby County<1>.
The county seat for Shelby County is located in Columbiana. Columbiana lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the south of the Bold Springs Cemetery .
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List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Bold Springs Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Bold Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Harris Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Cahaba Heights Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Wise Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Wise Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise Cemetery
- McDaniel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel Cemetery
- Brashers Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Brasher Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Brasher Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brasher Cemetery
- Kendrix Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Kendrix Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrix Cemetery
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Bass Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Bass Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- Overton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Overton Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton Cemetery
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bush Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Bush Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Cemetery
- McElwain Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The McElwain Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElwain Cemetery
- Allen Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Earltown Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Earltown Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earltown Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill Cemetery
- Bryan Memorial Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bailey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Bailey Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bailey Cemetery
- Old Acton Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Acton Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Acton Cemetery
- Mt. Signal Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Signal Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Signal Cemetery
- Hollis Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Hollis Cemetery is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollis Cemetery
- McCombs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The McCombs Cemetery is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCombs Cemetery
- Forest Crest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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]<2> of the Bold Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Bold Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bridgeton
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Bridgeton is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeton
- Lake Purdy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Purdy is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Purdy
- Shoal Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cahaba Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Inverness
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Inverness is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inverness
- Meadowbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Cahaba Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Irondale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mountain Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dunavant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Rock Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Chelsea
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Dunnavant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marks Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marks Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marks Village
- Gate City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Gate City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate City
- Scott City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Scott City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott City
- Weems
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- English Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- English Village is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Village
- Mountain Brook Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Vestavia Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Indian Springs Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Indian Springs Village is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,628 people
- Vandiver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lola City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Lola City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lola City
- McCombs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Alton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Avondale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Avondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avondale
- Homewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Bold Springs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Shelby County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Bold Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Bold Springs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Shelby 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 Bold Springs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #146362 (Bold Springs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #146362 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: Shelby
- Est. Elev: 175 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Cahaba Heights
- Location given for Bold Springs Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.4509401 Lon: -86.6552638
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Shelby, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bold 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. |