A visit to the Mineral 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 Mineral Springs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mineral Springs Cemetery:
33.3704, -85.8769
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mineral Springs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mineral Springs Cemetery is located in Clay County<2>.
The county seat for Clay County is located in Ashland. Ashland lies just to the south southeast of the Mineral Springs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mineral Springs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Mineral Springs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mineral Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Poplar Springs Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Clairmont Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sardis Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Horse Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Horse Creek Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek Cemetery
- Providence Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Springhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Springhill Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springhill Cemetery
- Hassell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Hassell Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hassell Cemetery
- Mannings Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Noles Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Old Noles Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Noles Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lackey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Lackey Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackey Cemetery
- Burgess Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Burgess Cemetery is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgess Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Old Field Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Old Field Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Field Cemetery
- Ashland City Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Macedonia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Macedonia Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia Cemetery
- Olive Branch Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Macedonia Primitive Baptist Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ebenezer Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer 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 Mineral Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mineral Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Erin
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Erin is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Ironaton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ironaton is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironaton
- Chandler Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Chandler Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler Springs
- Ashland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ashland is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,872 people
- Lineville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Elder
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Elder is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder
- Harkins Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Harkins Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harkins Crossroads
- Barfield
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Barfield is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barfield
- Haynes Crossroad
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Haynes Crossroad is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haynes Crossroad
- McElderry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- McElderry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McElderry
- Waldo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Waldo is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 272 people
- Chambers Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chambers Springs is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers Springs
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Munford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Delta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kentuck
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kentuck is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentuck
- Millerville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Millerville is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerville
- Grant Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Grant Town is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant Town
- Christiana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Christiana is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiana
- Talladega
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Silver Run
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Silver Run is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Run
- Mellow Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mellow Valley is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mellow Valley
- Cragford
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ofelia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Ofelia is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ofelia
- Abel
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Abel is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abel
- Friendship
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Friendship is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Coldwater
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Coldwater is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
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 Mineral Springs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clay County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mineral Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Ashland
- Lineville
- Talladega
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Mineral Springs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Clay 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 Mineral Springs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1805393 (Mineral Springs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #1805393 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: Clay
- Est. Elev: 311 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Clairmont Springs
- Location given for Mineral Springs Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3703892 Lon: -85.8769089
- 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 Clay, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mineral 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. |