A visit to the Old Newsom 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 Old Newsom Springs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Newsom Springs Cemetery:
34.6537, -87.9142
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Newsom Springs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Old Newsom Springs Cemetery is located in Colbert County<2>.
The county seat for Colbert County is located in Tuscumbia. Tuscumbia lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Old Newsom Springs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Old Newsom Springs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Old Newsom Springs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Newsom Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- McCollough Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- The McCollough Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCollough Cemetery
- Key Underwood Coondog Memorial Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Basden Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Basden Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basden Cemetery
- Rutland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Rutland Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland Cemetery
- Keeton Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Keeton Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keeton Cemetery
- Gibbs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Gibbs Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibbs Cemetery
- Greenhill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Greenhill Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhill Cemetery
- Mountain Mills Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Barton Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Barton Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barton Cemetery
- Goshen Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Richard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Richard Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richard Cemetery
- Bolton Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bolton Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton Cemetery
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Shady Grove Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove Cemetery
- The Shady Grove Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shady Grove Church of Christ Cemetery
- Jones Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Jones Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Cemetery
- New Bethel Memorial Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Zion MB Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Watkins Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mt. Hester Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Hester Cemetery is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hester Cemetery
- Taylor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Taylor Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor Cemetery
- Frankfort Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Frankfort Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 28 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Newsom Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Newsom Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Red Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Red Rock is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
- Denton ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Denton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
- Gatesville ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gatesville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
- Cherokee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Slickrock Ford is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickrock Ford
- Ingleton ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ingleton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleton
- Doubleheads Village ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Doubleheads Village is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doubleheads Village
- Pleasant Site
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Site is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site
- Bishop
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bishop is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Good Springs ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Good Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Springs
- Belgreen
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Belgreen is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belgreen
- White House Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- White House Springs is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White House Springs
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Green Tree ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Green Tree is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Tuscumbia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Furnace Hill ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Furnace Hill is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill
- Russellville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Littleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Sheffield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Caryton ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Caryton is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caryton
- Oldham
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Oldham is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldham
- Burntout
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burntout is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burntout
- Burntout has also been known as:
- Burn Out
- Burnout
- Burnt Out
- Rockwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Rockwood is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Cypress Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Spring Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Spring Valley is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- South Florence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- South Florence is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Florence
- Florence
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Canaan ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Canaan is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan
- McGee Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- McGee Town is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McGee Town
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 Old Newsom Springs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Colbert County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Newsom Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Cherokee
- Florence
- Russellville
- Sheffield
- Tuscumbia
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 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 Old Newsom Springs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Colbert 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 Old Newsom Springs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #124233 (Old Newsom Springs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #124233 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: Colbert
- Est. Elev: 252 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Barton
- Location given for Old Newsom Springs Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.6537031 Lon: -87.9142024
- 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 Colbert, 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- Old Newsom 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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