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A visit to the Old Poplar 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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 Poplar Springs Cemetery ...

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

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Poplar Springs Cemetery

Lat:   34.0032°   (34° 0' 11")

Lon:   -87.7050°   (-87° 42' 17")

The Old Poplar Springs Cemetery is located in Marion County<2>.

The county seat for Marion County is located in Hamilton. Hamilton lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Old Poplar Springs Cemetery .

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Old Poplar Springs Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Halcomb Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Halcomb Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Halcomb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Halcomb Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Green Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Green Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Weeks Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weeks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weeks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Weeks Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Hallmark Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hallmark Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hallmark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hallmark Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Boston Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boston Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boston Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Boston Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Liberty Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Poplar Springs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poplar Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poplar Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Poplar Springs Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Beasley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beasley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beasley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Beasley Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Holcomb Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holcomb Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holcomb Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Holcomb Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • O'Mary Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the O'Mary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the O'Mary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The O'Mary Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Miles Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Miles Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Gold Mine Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gold Mine Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gold Mine Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gold Mine Cemetery is located in Marion County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Old Bostick Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Bostick Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Bostick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Old Bostick Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Brilliant Memorial Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brilliant Memorial Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brilliant Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Brilliant Memorial Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Walker Baccus Family Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Baccus Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Baccus Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Walker Baccus Family Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Rowell Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rowell Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rowell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Rowell Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Friendship Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Friendship Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Pisgah Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pisgah Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pisgah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Pisgah Cemetery is located in Marion County
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Bethel Cemetery is located in Marion County

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 Old Poplar Springs Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Poplar Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Rock City
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
    • Rock City is located in Marion County
  • Brilliant
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brilliant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brilliant
    • Brilliant is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 862 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brilliant <5>
  • Glen Allen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
    • Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
  • Farriss
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Farriss. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farriss
    • Farriss is located in Winston County
  • Bazemore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazemore
    • Bazemore is located in Fayette County
  • Eldridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Winfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Natural Bridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Twin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
    • Twin is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
  • Yampertown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yampertown
    • Yampertown is located in Marion County
  • Lynn
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
    • Lynn is located in Winston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
  • Glen Mary
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Mary
    • Glen Mary is located in Winston County
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Gu - Win
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gu - Win
      • Gu - Win is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
    • Thornhill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Thornhill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
      • Thornhill is located in Marion County
    • Kansas
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
      • Kansas is located in Walker County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
    • Stinson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stinson. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
      • Stinson is located in Marion County
    • Guin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guin
      • Guin is located in Marion County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,250 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guin <5>
    • Carbon Hill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Slicklizzard
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slicklizzard
      • Slicklizzard is located in Walker County
    • Nauvoo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Delmar
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delmar
      • Delmar is located in Winston County
    • Boar Tush
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boar Tush
      • Boar Tush is located in Winston County
      • Boar Tush has also been known as:
      • Boar Tusk
      • Boartush
      • Boartusk
    • Pikeville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pikeville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
      • Pikeville is located in Marion County

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 Poplar Springs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Marion County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Poplar Springs Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Carbon Hill
  • Guin
    • Guin lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the West (W) of the Old Poplar Springs Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Guin.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guin
  • Haleyville
  • Winfield

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Poplar Springs Cemetery:

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 Poplar Springs Cemetery:

  • Referenced GNIS Record ...
  • GNIS ID #138040  (Old Poplar Springs Cemetery)
    • Note: GNIS record #138040 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Gold Mine
    • County: Marion         Elev: 214
    • Location given for GNIS #138040 (Old Poplar Springs Cemetery)

The official website for Marion County: www.sonet.net/marioncounty/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

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 Marion, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Old Poplar Springs Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0032, Longitude: -87.7050       In this case, the coordinates for the Old Poplar Springs Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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