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:
33.6507, -88.1434
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 Lamar County<2>.
The county seat for Lamar County is located in Vernon. Vernon lies just to the north northeast 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 21 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.
- Walnut Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Walnut Grove Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove Cemetery
- Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Christian Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Zion Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Old Asbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Old Asbury Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Asbury Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- South Carolina Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sailor Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Sailor Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sailor Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sailor Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<3> to the southwest of Vernon.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #25951 <5>
- Nebo Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Nebo Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo Cemetery
- Asbury Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Asbury Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asbury Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Canaan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Canaan Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canaan Cemetery
- Furnace Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Furnace Hill Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Nebo Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Mt. Nebo Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Nebo Cemetery
- Lampkin Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Lampkin Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lampkin Cemetery
- Old Harmony Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Old Harmony Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Harmony Cemetery
- Spring Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Mt. Pleasant Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
- Liberty Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Liberty Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Cemetery
- Vernon Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Vernon Cemetery is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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:
- Fernbank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fernbank is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbank
- Hightogy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hightogy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightogy
- Millport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Vernon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bedford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bedford is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
- Kennedy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Caledonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Belk
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Belk is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Stafford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Stafford is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stafford
- Kolola Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Kolola Springs is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kolola Springs
- New Hope
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Hope is located in Lowndes County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hope
- Ethelsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Ethelsville is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethelsville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Ashcraft Corner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Sulligent
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hamilton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Macedonia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Macedonia is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macedonia
- Gattman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Gattman is located in Monroe County (MS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gattman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 89 people
- Coal Fire
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
- Old Town
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Old Town is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Kirkland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kirkland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Bluff
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bluff is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- McShan
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- McShan is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
- Fayette
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Greenwood Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Columbus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
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 Lamar County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Poplar Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Columbus
- Kennedy
- Millport
- Sulligent
- Vernon
- Vernon lies 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Poplar Springs Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Vernon.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer 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 Lamar 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 #132797 (Poplar Springs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #132797 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: Lamar
- Est. Elev: 132 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Millport NW
- Location given for Poplar Springs Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.6506683 Lon: -88.1433635
- 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 Lamar, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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> | 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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |