A visit to the Mountain 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 Mountain Springs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Mountain Springs Cemetery:
34.0398, -85.6300
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Mountain Springs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Mountain Springs Cemetery is located in Cherokee County<2>.
The county seat for Cherokee County is located in Centre. Centre lies just to the north northwest of the Mountain Springs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Mountain Springs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 30 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> of the Mountain Springs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Mountain Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Providence Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Providence Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Sardis Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Sardis Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Hill Cemetery
- Davis Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Davis Chapel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Chapel Cemetery
- Pisgah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pisgah Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Sheepskin Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Sheepskin Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheepskin Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Goshen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Goshen Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Cemetery
- Goshen Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Goshen Valley Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen Valley Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Goshen Valley Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the north of Piedmont.
- The Goshen Valley Cemetery has also been known as:
- Goshen Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1413181 <5>
- Farmer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Farmer Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Cemetery
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Moshat Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Moshat Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat Cemetery
- Cherokee Memory Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Weaver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Weaver Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver Cemetery
- Lebanon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Lebanon Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Cemetery
- Taylors Chapel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Carmel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Carmel Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel Cemetery
- Hebron Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Hebron Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Cemetery
- Piney Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Piney Grove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove Cemetery
- Neal Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- The Neal Hill Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Hill Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Neal Hill Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Centre.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24852 <5>
- Garrett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Garrett Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrett Cemetery
- Parker Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Parker Grove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Grove Cemetery
- Morrison Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Morrison Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison Cemetery
- Shady Grove Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Shady Grove Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery
- The Shady Grove Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shady Grove Cemetery
- Shady Grove Methodist Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2172457 <5>
- Highland Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ladiga Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Gap Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Pleasant Gap Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Gap Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Noah Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Noah Cemetery is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Mountain Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Mountain Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Coloma ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Coloma is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coloma
- Ricks ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Ricks is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricks
- Exie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Exie is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exie
- Goshen ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Goshen is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
- Moshat
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Moshat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moshat
- Ball Flat
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ball Flat is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Flat
- Spring Garden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Collins ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Collins is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collins
- Rock Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rock Run is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
- Turkey Town ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Turkey Town is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Town
- Noah
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Noah is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
- Tucker Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tucker Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Crossroads
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Banner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Banner is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner
- Piedmont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Centre
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dailey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dailey is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
- Howells Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Howells Crossroads is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howells Crossroads
- Howells Crossroads has also been known as:
- Howells Cross Roads
- Ballplay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Ballplay is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Borden Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Borden Springs is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden Springs
- Hale ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Hale is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
- Colvins Gap
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Colvins Gap is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colvins Gap
- Adelia ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Adelia is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adelia
- Nances Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Nances Creek is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nances Creek
- Palestine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Palestine is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Tecumseh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Tecumseh is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
- Anderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Leesburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Coato Bend ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Coato Bend is located in Etowah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coato Bend
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 Mountain Springs Cemetery. The following communities are located in Cherokee County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Mountain Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cedar Bluff
- Centre
- Centre lies 8 miles [12.9 km]<3> to the North Northwest (NNW) of the Mountain Springs Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Centre.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Mountain Springs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Cherokee 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 Mountain Springs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #136944 (Mountain Springs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #136944 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: Cherokee
- Est. Elev: 197 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Weisner Mountain
- Location given for Mountain Springs Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.0398213 Lon: -85.6299623
- 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 Cherokee, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mountain 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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