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A visit to the Spanish Burial Grounds ...

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 Spanish Burial Grounds ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Spanish Burial Grounds:

30.6904, -88.0451

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Spanish Burial Grounds can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Spanish Burial Grounds is located in Mobile County<2>.

The county seat for Mobile County is located in Mobile. Mobile lies just to the northwest of the Spanish Burial Grounds .

Open a Google Map centered on the Spanish Burial Grounds.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 23 that are within 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> of the Spanish Burial Grounds.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Spanish Burial Grounds, with the nearest first.

  • Mobile National Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Mobile National Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile National Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mobile National Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Mobile.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #109427 <5>
  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Magnolia Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Mobile.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24167 <5>
  • Little Magnolia Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Little Magnolia Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Magnolia Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Little Magnolia Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Mobile.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24046 <5>
  • Ahavas Chesed Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Ahavas Chesed Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahavas Chesed Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Ahavas Chesed Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Mobile.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2194772 <5>
  • Jewish Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Jewish Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewish Cemetery
  • Reformed Temple Jewish Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Reformed Temple Jewish Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reformed Temple Jewish Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Reformed Temple Jewish Cemetery is located in Mobile.
  • Sha'arai Shomayim Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • The Sha'arai Shomayim Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sha'arai Shomayim Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sha'arai Shomayim Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Mobile.
    • The Sha'arai Shomayim Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Sha'arai Shomayim Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2279783 <5>
  • Plateau Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • The Plateau Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau Cemetery
  • Oaklawn Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Oaklawn Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaklawn Cemetery
  • St. Austin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Catholic Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • The Catholic Cemetery is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Cemetery
    • The Catholic Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Catholic Cemetery of Mobile
    • Mobile Catholic Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #22009 <5>
  • Visitation Monastery Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Gethsemane Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Mount Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Green Mount Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mount Cemetery
    • Carmelite Monastery Cemetery
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • The Shiloh Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh Cemetery
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pine Crest Cemetery
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • The Pine Crest Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Pine Crest Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the southwest of Mobile.
      • The Pine Crest Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Pinecrest Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #658999 <5>
    • Newell Family Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • The Newell Family Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newell Family Cemetery
    • Sand Town Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Sand Town Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Town Cemetery
    • Old Spring Hill Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jesuit Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • The Jesuit Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesuit Cemetery
    • Lartigue Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • The Lartigue Cemetery is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lartigue 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 Spanish Burial Grounds.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Spanish Burial Grounds, with the nearest first:

  • Mobile
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Prichard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Chickasaw
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Spanish Fort
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Eight Mile
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Country Club Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Country Club Village is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Club Village
  • Park City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Park City is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
  • Tillmans Corner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Tillmans Corner is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillmans Corner
  • Saraland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Daphne
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Bromley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Bromley is located in Baldwin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromley
  • Satsuma
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Theodore
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Montrose
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Creola
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Creola is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
    • Bellefontaine
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Bellefontaine is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellefontaine
    • Fairhope
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Semmes
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Stapleton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Whitehouse Forks
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Whitehouse Forks is located in Baldwin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehouse Forks
    • Irvington
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Point Clear
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Axis
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Axis is located in Mobile County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axis

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 Spanish Burial Grounds. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Mobile County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spanish Burial Grounds.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Daphne
    • Daphne lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the East Southeast (ESE) of the Spanish Burial Grounds.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Daphne.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daphne
  • Fairhope
  • Mobile
    • Mobile lies less than 2 miles<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Spanish Burial Grounds.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Mobile.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile
  • Prichard

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 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 Spanish Burial Grounds:

  • Pages specific to Alabama:
  • Pages specific to Mobile 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 Spanish Burial Grounds:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #2579028  (Spanish Burial Grounds)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #2579028 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: Mobile
      • Topo Map Name: Mobile
      • Location given for Spanish Burial Grounds:
      • Lat: 30.690379     Lon: -88.04509
      • 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 Mobile, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Spanish Burial Grounds) 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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