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:
33.5557, -87.4336
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 Tuscaloosa County<2>.
The county seat for Tuscaloosa County is located in Tuscaloosa. Tuscaloosa lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the south southwest 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 9 miles [14.5 km] of the Rock Springs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Rock Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Whitson Place Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- The Whitson Place Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitson Place Cemetery
- Wiley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Wiley Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiley Cemetery
- Lower Sulpher Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Flatwoods Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Flatwoods Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods Cemetery
- The Flatwoods Cemetery has also been known as:
- Flatwoods Baptist Church Cemetery
- Flatwoods Community Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22809 <5>
- Sandtown Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Sandtown Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown Cemetery
- Goodwater Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Goodwater Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwater Cemetery
- Flatwoods Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Flatwoods Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods Cemetery
- Earnest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Earnest Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest Cemetery
- Union Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Union Grove Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Fairview Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- Stanley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- The Stanley Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Spencer Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Spencer Hill Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Hill Cemetery
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Liberty Hill Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill Cemetery
- Boley Springs Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sterling Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- The Sterling Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterling Cemetery
- Utley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Utley Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utley Cemetery
- Gilchrist Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- The Gilchrist Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilchrist Cemetery
- Oregonia Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- The Oregonia Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregonia Cemetery
- Warrior Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- The Warrior Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrior Cemetery
- Woods Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- The Woods Cemetery is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 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:
- Alta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Alta is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta
- Corona
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Corona is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corona
- Patton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Patton is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
- Patton Junction ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Patton Junction is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton Junction
- Oakman
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Oakman is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
- Former names for Oakman:
- Day's Gap
- Marietta
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakman <6>
- Berry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coal Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Coal Valley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Valley
- New Lexington
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
- Samantha
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Bull City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bull City is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull City
- Goodsprings
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Goodsprings is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodsprings
- Parrish
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Parrish is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Bankston
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Kellerman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Kellerman is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellerman
- Toadvine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Toadvine is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toadvine
- America
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- America is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for America
- Oak Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Black Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Black Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
- Ezra
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Ezra is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ezra
- Townley
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Townley is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townley
- Lake Front Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Front Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Front Village
- Short Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Short Creek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Creek
- Reeds Ferry
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Reeds Ferry is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Ferry
- Barney
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Barney is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barney
- Red Star
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Red Star is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Star
- Dovertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dovertown is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dovertown
- Cordova
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
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. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Tuscaloosa County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Rock Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Berry
- Berry lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Rock Springs Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Berry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Cordova
- Oakman
- Oakman lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the North Northeast (NNE) of the Rock Springs Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Oakman.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
- Patton Junction - Historic
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 Rock Springs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Tuscaloosa 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 #158757 (Rock Springs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #158757 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: Tuscaloosa
- Est. Elev: 149 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Wiley
- Location given for Rock Springs Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.5556677 Lon: -87.4336143
- 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 Tuscaloosa, 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 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. |