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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. Without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery was actually buried elsewhere.

We discovered that his burial had been refused 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 ...

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>

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sand Springs Cemetery

Lat:   33.3323°   (33° 19' 56")

Lon:   -87.8542°   (-87° 51' 15")

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 .

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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crossroads Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crossroads Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Pickens County
  • Gordo City Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gordo City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gordo City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Gordo City Cemetery is located in Pickens County
  • Freeman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freeman Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Freeman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Freeman Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Hargrove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hargrove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hargrove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Hargrove Cemetery is located in Pickens County
  • Sand Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Sand Hill Cemetery is located in Pickens County
  • Mt. Pleasant Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Mt. Pleasant Church Cemetery is located in Pickens County
  • Wilburn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilburn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Wilburn Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Dunns Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dunns Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dunns Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Dunns Creek Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Old Dunn Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Dunn Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Dunn Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Old Dunn Creek Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Hannah UMC Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hannah UMC Cemetery
    • The Hannah UMC Cemetery is located in Pickens County
    • 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linebarge Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Linebarge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Linebarge Cemetery is located in Pickens County
  • Elmore Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmore Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmore Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • The Elmore Cemetery is located in Pickens County
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Center Springs Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Center Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Center Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Center Springs Cemetery is located in Pickens County
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Oak Grove Cemetery is located in Pickens County
    • Corinth Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corinth Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corinth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Corinth Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Sardis Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sardis Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sardis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Sardis Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Pickens County
    • Flatwood Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flatwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flatwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Flatwood Cemetery is located in Pickens County
    • Mt. Olive Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Olive Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Olive Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Pickens County
    • Springer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Springer Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Dennis Springer Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dennis Springer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dennis Springer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • The Dennis Springer Cemetery is located in Tuscaloosa County

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordo
    • Gordo is located in Pickens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,594 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordo <6>
  • Echola
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echola
    • Echola is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Elrod
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elrod have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elrod
    • Elrod is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Bell
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
    • Bell is located in Pickens County
  • Lubbub
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lubbub. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lubbub
    • Lubbub is located in Pickens County
  • Buhl
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buhl have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhl
    • Buhl is located in Tuscaloosa County
  • Reform
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reform have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
    • Reform is located in Pickens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,546 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reform <6>
  • Coker
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coker have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coker
    • Coker is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 953 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coker <6>
  • Stansel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stansel
    • Stansel is located in Pickens County
  • Ashcraft Corner
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcraft Corner
    • Ashcraft Corner is located in Fayette County
  • Carrollton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
    • Carrollton is located in Pickens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
  • Coal Fire
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coal Fire. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Fire
    • Coal Fire is located in Pickens County
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Samantha
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Samantha
      • Samantha is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Olney
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Olney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olney
      • Olney is located in Pickens County
    • Benevola
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Benevola. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevola
      • Benevola is located in Pickens County
    • Lake Front Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Front Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Front Village
      • Lake Front Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • McShan
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for McShan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McShan
      • McShan is located in Pickens County
    • Northport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Kennedy
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
      • Kennedy is located in Lamar County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
    • Mantua
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mantua. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantua
      • Mantua is located in Greene County
    • Foster's
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Ingleside Village
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingleside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside Village
      • Ingleside Village is located in Tuscaloosa County
    • Tuscaloosa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • New Lexington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for New Lexington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lexington
      • New Lexington is located in Tuscaloosa County

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
    • Reform lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the West Northwest (WNW) of the Sand Springs Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Reform.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reform
  • Tuscaloosa

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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:

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: GNIS record #138759 has been archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website.
    • Class: cemetery         Map Name: Elrod
    • County: Pickens         Elev: 129
    • Location given for GNIS #138759 (Sand Springs Cemetery)

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Sand Springs Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3323, Longitude: -87.8542       In this case, the coordinates for the Sand Springs Cemetery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), you can be assured that it's not complete and our list will be missing cemeteries.
<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.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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