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A visit to the Healing 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 Healing Springs Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Healing Springs Cemetery:

31.6349, -88.3364

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Healing Springs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Healing Springs Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.

The county seat for Washington County is located in Chatom. Chatom lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the south southeast of the Healing Springs Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Healing Springs Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Healing Springs Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Healing Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Winsletts Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Winsletts Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winsletts Cemetery
  • Millry Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Millry Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millry Cemetery
  • Smiths Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • The Smiths Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Cemetery
  • Providence Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Providence Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
  • Minerva Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Minerva Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva Cemetery
  • Browns Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Browns Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Cemetery
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
  • North Oak Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Tree Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Pine Tree Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree Cemetery
  • Rocky Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • The Rocky Ridge Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge Cemetery
  • Reeds Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • The Reeds Cemetery is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Cemetery
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Williamson Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Williamson Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamson Cemetery
    • Sand Ridge Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Sand Ridge Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge Cemetery
    • Barlow Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Barlow Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Cemetery
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Pleasant Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    • Chalk Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • The Chalk Hill Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalk Hill Cemetery
    • White Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • The White Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the White Cemetery is located in the vicinity of Cullomburg
    • Cullomburg Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • The Cullomburg Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullomburg Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Cullomburg Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Cullomburg.
    • Carter Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • The Carter Cemetery is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Cemetery
    • Floyd Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • The Floyd Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd Cemetery
    • Singley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • The Singley Cemetery is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singley Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Healing Springs Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Healing Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Healing Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Healing Springs is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healing Springs
  • Millry
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Mehaffey ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Mehaffey is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mehaffey
  • Barlow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Barlow is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow
  • Cullomburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Cullomburg is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cullomburg
  • Copeland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Copeland is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
  • Aquilla
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Aquilla is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aquilla
  • Silas
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Bolinger
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Bolinger is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolinger
  • Bigbee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Bigbee is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bigbee
  • Bladon Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Bladon Springs is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladon Springs
  • Frankville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Frankville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankville
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Chatom
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Chatom is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatom
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,168 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chatom <5>
    • Isney
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Isney is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isney
    • Souwilpa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Souwilpa is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Souwilpa
    • Robinsons Junction
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Robinsons Junction is located in Wayne County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsons Junction
    • Fakit Chipunta ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Fakit Chipunta is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fakit Chipunta
    • Chicora
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Chicora is located in Wayne County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicora
    • Emory
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Emory is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emory
    • State Line
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • State Line is located in Greene County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for State Line
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
    • Hobson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Hobson is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
    • Yellow Pine
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Yellow Pine is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Pine
    • Gilbertown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)

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 Healing Springs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Washington County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Healing 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 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 Healing Springs Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Alabama:
  • Pages specific to Washington 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 Healing Springs Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #157571  (Healing Springs Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #157571 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: Washington
      • Est. Elev: 40 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Millry North
      • Location given for Healing Springs Cemetery:
      • Lat: 31.634883     Lon: -88.3364055
      • 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 Washington, 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- Healing 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.