A visit to the Sand 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 Sand Springs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sand Springs Cemetery:
33.8212, -87.7753
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sand Springs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sand Springs Cemetery is located in Fayette County<2>.
The county seat for Fayette County is located in Fayette. Fayette lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Sand Springs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sand Springs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 5 miles [8 km] of the Sand Springs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sand Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Gilpin Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- The Gilpin Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilpin Cemetery
- Housh Chapel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Housh Chapel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Housh Chapel Cemetery
- New River Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The New River Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New River Cemetery
- Hubbertville Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- The Hubbertville Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hubbertville Cemetery
- Thornton Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Thornton Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornton Cemetery
- White Springs Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Ballard Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Ballard Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Shirley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hollingsworth Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mayfield Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Mayfield Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield Cemetery
- Berea Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Berea Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea Cemetery
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- Whitehead Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Whitehead Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehead Cemetery
- Dykes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- The Dykes Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dykes Cemetery
- Hillcrest Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hillcrest Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest Cemetery
- Hodge Chapel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Hodge Chapel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Chapel Cemetery
- Elbethel Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Elbethel Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbethel Cemetery
- El Bethel Independent Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hopewell Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Cemetery
- Fowler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Fowler Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Cemetery
- Rehobeth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Rehobeth Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rehobeth Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- McCollum Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The McCollum Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCollum Cemetery
- Morris Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Morris Cemetery is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 23 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sand Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sand Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Bazemore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bazemore is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bazemore
- Glen Allen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Glen Allen is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Allen
- Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
- Kirkland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kirkland is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkland
- Winfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Bluff is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff
- Old Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Old Town is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Fayette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rossland City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Rossland City is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland City
- Gu - Win
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Gu - Win is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gu - Win
- Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
- Bankston
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bankston is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankston
- Eldridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rock City is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Guin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Twin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Twin is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
- Yampertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Yampertown is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yampertown
- Kansas
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kansas is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
- Population from the 2020 Census: 214 people
- Brilliant
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Belk
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belk is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Berry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Carbon Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Stinson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stinson is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinson
- Farriss
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Farriss is located in Winston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farriss
- Beaverton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
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 Sand Springs Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Fayette County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sand Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Berry
- Berry lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the Southeast (SE) of the Sand Springs Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Berry.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry
- Carbon Hill
- Guin
- Guin lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Sand Springs Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Guin.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guin
- Winfield
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Sand Springs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Fayette 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 Sand Springs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #158529 (Sand Springs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #158529 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: Fayette
- Est. Elev: 178 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Winfield SE
- Location given for Sand Springs Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.8212173 Lon: -87.7752974
- 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 Fayette, 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- Sand 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. |
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