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A visit to the Old Spring Hill 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 Spring Hill Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Spring Hill Cemetery:

30.7020, -88.1407

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

The Old Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Mobile County<2>.

The county seat for Mobile County is located in Mobile. Mobile lies just to the east of the Old Spring Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old Spring Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 26 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<3> of the Old Spring Hill Cemetery.<4>

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

  • Old Lewis Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • The Old Lewis Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Lewis Cemetery
  • Miller Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Miller Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
  • St. Edwards Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • The St. Edwards Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Edwards Cemetery
  • Visitation Monastery Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Green Mount Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • The Green Mount Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mount Cemetery
  • Gethsemane Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Newell Family Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Newell Family Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell Family Cemetery
  • Wolf Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Wolf Ridge Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Ridge Cemetery
  • West Gethsemane Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • University Baptist Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Carmelite Monastery Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • St. Austin Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Prichard Memorial Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Whispering Pines Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Elam Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • The Elam Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elam Cemetery
    • Bear Fork Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Bear Fork Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Fork Cemetery
    • Baker Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • The Baker Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker Cemetery
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • The Ebenezer Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer Cemetery
    • Little Sacred Heart Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Little Magnolia Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Little Magnolia Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Magnolia Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Magnolia Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Mobile.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24046 <5>
    • Mobile National Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • The Mobile National Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile National Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mobile National Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Mobile.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109427 <5>
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
      • The Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Catholic Cemetery of Mobile
      • Mobile Catholic Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22009 <5>
    • Oaklawn Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
    • Whistler Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • The Whistler Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistler Cemetery
    • Whistler Colored Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Old Spring Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Spring Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Country Club Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Country Club Village is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Village
  • Prichard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Eight Mile
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Mobile
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Chickasaw
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Tillmans Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Tillmans Corner is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillmans Corner
  • Semmes
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Saraland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Theodore
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Satsuma
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Spanish Fort
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Irvington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Bellefontaine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Bellefontaine is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefontaine
    • Park City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Park City is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
    • Chunchula
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Chunchula is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chunchula
    • Saint Elmo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Saint Elmo is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Elmo
    • Daphne
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Creola
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Creola is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
    • Wilmer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Bromley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Bromley is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
    • Montrose
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Axis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Axis is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axis
    • Mon Louis
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Mon Louis is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mon Louis
    • Fairhope
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Howell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Howell is located in George County (MS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howell

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 Spring Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mobile County.

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

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Daphne
    • Daphne lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Old Spring Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Daphne.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daphne
  • Fairhope
  • Mobile
  • Prichard

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 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 Spring Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Alabama:
  • Pages specific to Mobile 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 Spring Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #143823  (Old Spring Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #143823 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: Mobile
      • Est. Elev: 60 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Spring Hill
      • Location given for Old Spring Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.7015786     Lon: -88.1402795
      • 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 Mobile, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old Spring Hill 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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