A visit to the 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. 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 Poplar Springs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Poplar Springs Cemetery:
32.9712, -86.2247
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Poplar Springs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Poplar Springs Cemetery is located in Coosa County<2>.
The county seat for Coosa County is located in Rockford. Rockford lies just to the south of the Poplar Springs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Poplar Springs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Poplar Springs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Poplar Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Bell Rattle Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Bell Rattle Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Rattle Cemetery
- Miller - Patterson Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Andrews Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Flint Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- The Flint Hill Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill Cemetery
- McEwen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The McEwen Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen Cemetery
- McEwen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The McEwen Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McEwen Cemetery
- Kelly Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- New Site Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The New Site Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Site Cemetery
- O J Mooney Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Weogufka Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Weogufka Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Old Rockford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Old Rockford Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Rockford Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Rockford Methodist Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Rockford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Rockford Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Stewarts Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Stewarts Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewarts Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Concord Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Darsey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Darsey Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darsey Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Howard Cemetery is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard 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 Poplar Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Poplar Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Rockford
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Weogufka
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Weogufka is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weogufka
- Hissop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hissop is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hissop
- Stewartville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stewartville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartville
- Mount Olive
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Mount Olive is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
- Cottage Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Pentonville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pentonville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentonville
- Nixburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nixburg is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
- Kellyton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kellyton is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Goodwater
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hollins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hollins is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollins
- Gantts Quarry
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Gantts Quarry is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gantts Quarry
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Ray
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ray is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Dollar
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dollar is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
- Fishpond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fishpond is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishpond
- Sylacauga
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mignon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mignon is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mignon
- Oak Grove
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 513 people
- Oldfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oldfield is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oldfield
- Fayetteville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fayetteville is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
- Equality
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Equality is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
- Talladega Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Talladega Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talladega Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Aucheucaula ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Aucheucaula is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aucheucaula
- Comerdale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Comerdale is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comerdale
- Seman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Seman is located in Elmore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seman
- Alexander City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
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 Poplar Springs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Coosa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Poplar Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Alexander City
- Goodwater
- Mignon
- Rockford
- Sylacauga
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 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 Poplar Springs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Coosa 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 Poplar Springs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #135727 (Poplar Springs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #135727 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: Coosa
- Est. Elev: 231 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Rockford
- Location given for Poplar Springs Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.9712326 Lon: -86.2246943
- 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 Coosa, 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- Poplar 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. |