A visit to the Hill 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 Hill Springs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Hill Springs Cemetery:
31.2454, -88.0992
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Hill Springs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Hill Springs Cemetery is located in Washington County<2>.
The county seat for Washington County is located in Chatom. Chatom lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Hill Springs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Hill Springs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Hill Springs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Hill Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Magnolia Holiness Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Magnolia Holiness Church Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Holiness Church Cemetery
- The Magnolia Holiness Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Magnolia Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24170 <5>
- Rivers Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Rivers Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers Cemetery
- Reeds Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Reeds Chapel Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Chapel Cemetery
- Sims Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sims Chapel Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel Cemetery
- Mt. Moriah Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Moriah Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Moriah Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Red Wash Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Red Wash Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Wash Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Vaughn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Vaughn Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaughn Cemetery
- St. Paul Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The St. Paul Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Paul Cemetery
- McIntosh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McIntosh Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Cemetery
- Little Chestang Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Union Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
- St. Thomas Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The St. Thomas Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Thomas Cemetery
- Malcolm Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Malcolm Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm Cemetery
- Washington Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Washington Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington Cemetery
- Big John Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Big John Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big John Cemetery
- Charity Chapel Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Carlow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Carlow Cemetery is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlow Cemetery
- Byrd Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- The Byrd Cemetery is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byrd Cemetery
- Calvert Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Calvert Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Cemetery
- Calvert Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Calvert Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Calvert Cemetery is located in Calvert.
- Harris Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris 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 Hill Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Hill Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Sims Chapel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sims Chapel is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sims Chapel
- McIntosh
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fairford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fairford is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairford
- Malcolm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Malcolm is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malcolm
- Hawthorn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hawthorn is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawthorn
- Seaboard
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Seaboard is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaboard
- Calvert
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Sunflower
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sunflower is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunflower
- Mount Vernon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tibbie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tibbie is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tibbie
- Deer Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Deer Park is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Citronelle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Movico
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Movico is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Movico
- Wagarville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Vinegar Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Vinegar Bend is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Bend
- Chastang
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Chastang is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chastang
- Bassetts Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bassetts Creek is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassetts Creek
- Hobson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hobson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobson
- Bucks
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Carlton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prestwick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prestwick is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prestwick
- Barry Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Barry Village is located in Mobile County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry Village
- Chatom
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Escatawpa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Escatawpa is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Escatawpa
- Tensaw
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Tensaw is located in Baldwin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tensaw
- Carson
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Carson is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
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 Hill 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 Hill Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Chatom
- Chatom lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Hill Springs Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Chatom.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatom
- Citronelle
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 Hill 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 Hill Springs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #157572 (Hill Springs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #157572 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: 72 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Calvert
- Location given for Hill Springs Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.2454494 Lon: -88.0991706
- 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hill 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. |
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