A visit to the Rock 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 Rock Springs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Rock Springs Cemetery:
34.2409, -86.3253
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Rock Springs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Rock Springs Cemetery is located in Marshall County<2>.
The county seat for Marshall County is located in Guntersville. Guntersville lies just to the north of the Rock Springs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Rock Springs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Rock Springs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rock Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Oak Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill Cemetery
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Highpoint MB Church Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Highpoint MB Church Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint MB Church Cemetery
- The Highpoint MB Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- High Point Baptist Church Cemetery
- High Point Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23408 <5>
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Clear Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Clear Springs Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Springs Cemetery
- Bethany Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethany Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Cox Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Cox Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox Cemetery
- Bodine Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Bodine Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bodine Cemetery
- Nixons Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Nixons Chapel Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixons Chapel Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Concord Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Concord Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
- Douglas Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Douglas Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas Cemetery
- White Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The White Oak Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak Cemetery
- Mt. High Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Mt. High Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. High Cemetery
- Happy Home Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Happy Home Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Home Cemetery
- Griffin Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Griffin Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin Cemetery
- Red Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Red Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Cemetery
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Zion Hill Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill Cemetery
- Little Branch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Little Branch Cemetery is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Branch Cemetery
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 Rock Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Rock Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Hyatt
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hyatt is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyatt
- Street ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Street is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Street
- Bowen ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bowen is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowen
- Horton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Horton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Big Spring ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Big Spring is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
- Douglas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Douglas is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
- Rabbit Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rabbit Town is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Town
- Gregory
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gregory is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
- Reedbrake ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Reedbrake is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedbrake
- Bartlett ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Bartlett is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartlett
- Fowler ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fowler is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- McLarty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- McLarty is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLarty
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Whitesville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Whitesville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
- Albertville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mill Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mill Village is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Village
- Highmound
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Highmound is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highmound
- Wyeth City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wyeth City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyeth City
- Guntersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Guntersville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guntersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,676 people
- Former names for Guntersville:
- Gunter's Ferry
- Gunter's Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guntersville <6>
- Bright Star
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bright Star is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
- Warrenton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Rayburn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rayburn is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayburn
- Askea Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Askea Grove is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Askea Grove
- Summit
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Summit is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Snead
(9 miles [14.5 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 Rock Springs Cemetery. The following communities are located in Marshall County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rock Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 Rock Springs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Marshall 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 Rock Springs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #147505 (Rock Springs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #147505 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: Marshall
- Est. Elev: 288 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Douglas
- Location given for Rock Springs Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.2409279 Lon: -86.3252595
- 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 Marshall, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rock 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. |