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:
33.3323, -87.8542
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 Pickens County<2>.
The county seat for Pickens County is located in Carrollton. Carrollton lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west 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 21 that are within 6 miles [9.7 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.
- Crossroads Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
- Gordo City Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Gordo City Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordo City Cemetery
- Freeman Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Freeman Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman Cemetery
- Hargrove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Hargrove Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hargrove Cemetery
- Sand Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill Cemetery
- Mt. Pleasant Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wilburn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wilburn Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburn Cemetery
- Dunns Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Dunns Creek Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunns Creek Cemetery
- Old Dunn Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hannah UMC Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Hannah UMC Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hannah UMC Cemetery
- The Hannah UMC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Hannah Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #23244 <5>
- Linebarge Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Linebarge Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linebarge Cemetery
- Elmore Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Elmore Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Center Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove Cemetery
- Corinth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- The Corinth Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinth Cemetery
- Sardis Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Sardis Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis Cemetery
- Shiloh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
- Flatwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Flatwood Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwood Cemetery
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Springer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Springer Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springer Cemetery
- Dennis Springer Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 24 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:
- Gordo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Echola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Echola is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echola
- Elrod
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elrod is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
- Bell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bell is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Lubbub
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lubbub is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
- Buhl
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buhl is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
- Reform
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Coker
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stansel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Stansel is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansel
- Ashcraft Corner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
- Carrollton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Carrollton is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- Coal Fire
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Samantha
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
- Olney
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Olney is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
- Benevola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Benevola is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevola
- Lake Front Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Lake Front Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Front Village
- McShan
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- McShan is located in Pickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
- Northport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Kennedy
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Kennedy is located in Lamar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Mantua
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mantua is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
- Foster's
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ingleside Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Ingleside Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside Village
- Tuscaloosa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- New Lexington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
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 Pickens County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sand Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Carrollton
- Gordo
- Gordo lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the West Southwest (WSW) of the Sand Springs Cemetery.
- Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Gordo.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordo
- Kennedy
- Millport
- Reform
- Tuscaloosa
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 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 Sand Springs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Pickens 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 #138759 (Sand Springs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #138759 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: Pickens
- Est. Elev: 129 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Elrod
- Location given for Sand Springs Cemetery:
- Lat: 33.3323395 Lon: -87.8541833
- 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 Pickens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |