A visit to the Cave Spring 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 Cave Spring Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Cave Spring Cemetery:
34.0795, -86.0639
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Cave Spring Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Cave Spring Cemetery is located in Etowah County<2>.
The county seat for Etowah County is located in Gadsden. Gadsden lies just to the southeast of the Cave Spring Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Cave Spring Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 25 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Cave Spring Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Cave Spring Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Cox Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Noble Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Noble Hill Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble Hill Cemetery
- Macedonia Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Pleasant Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Butler Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Butler Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Cemetery
- Hibbs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hibbs Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbs Cemetery
- Webb Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Webb Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb Cemetery
- Leath Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Leath Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leath Cemetery
- Whitesboro Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Whitesboro Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro Cemetery
- Happy Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gilland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Gilland Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilland Cemetery
- Carnes Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Carnes Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carnes Cemetery
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ivalee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Ivalee Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivalee Cemetery
- Red Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
- McCartney Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The McCartney Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCartney Cemetery
- Alabama City Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Alabama City Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama City Cemetery
- Forrest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Forrest Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forrest Cemetery
- Beth Israel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Beth Israel Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beth Israel Cemetery
- Duck Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Duck Springs Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs Cemetery
- Thrasher Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Thrasher Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrasher Cemetery
- Howelton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Howelton Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton Cemetery
- Rainbow Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Southern Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Southern Hill Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southern Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Southern Hill Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Gadsden.
- The Southern Hill Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sixth Street Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2297800 <5>
- Hughes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Hughes Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Cave Spring Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Cave Spring Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Reece City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Reece City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reece City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 624 people
- Ridgeville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgeville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Bennettsville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Bennettsville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennettsville
- Black Creek Falls ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Black Creek Falls is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek Falls
- Crudup
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crudup is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crudup
- Haworth ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Haworth is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
- Alabama City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Alabama City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alabama City
- Carlisle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carlisle is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Benson ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Benson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benson
- Ivalee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Ivalee is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivalee
- Attalla
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Gadsden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Whitesboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Whitesboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesboro
- Duck Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Duck Springs is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck Springs
- Mountainboro
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mountainboro is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainboro
- Egypt
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Egypt is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Howelton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Howelton is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howelton
- East Gadsden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- East Gadsden is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Gadsden
- Sardis City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sardis City is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,776 people
- Yancy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Yancy is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy
- Greer ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Greer is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
- Aurora
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Aurora is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Rainbow City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Edwardsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Edwardsville is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Anderson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Anderson is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Keener
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Keener is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keener
- Mount Zion ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Mount Zion is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
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 Cave Spring Cemetery. The following communities are located in Etowah County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Cave Spring Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alabama City
- Attalla
- Gadsden
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Cave Spring Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Etowah 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 Cave Spring Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #140478 (Cave Spring Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #140478 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: Etowah
- Est. Elev: 195 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Gadsden West
- Location given for Cave Spring Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.0795407 Lon: -86.0638626
- 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 Etowah, 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- Cave Spring 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. |
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