A visit to the Spinks 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 Spinks Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Spinks Cemetery:
31.7204, -87.7403
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Spinks Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Spinks Cemetery is located in Clarke County<2>.
The county seat for Clarke County is located in Grove Hill. Grove Hill lies just to the west southwest of the Spinks Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Spinks Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 20 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Spinks Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Spinks Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Magnolia Lawns Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wilson Chapel Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Grove Hill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Grove Hill Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hill Cemetery
- Bassett Creek Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Dacy Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Dacy Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dacy Cemetery
- Henley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- The Henley Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henley Cemetery
- Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Hill Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Midway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- Pugh Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- The Pugh Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pugh Cemetery
- Magnolia Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
- Whatley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Whatley Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley Cemetery
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Davis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Davis Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Cemetery
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Mathews Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Mathews Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mathews Cemetery
- Indian Ridge Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Indian Ridge Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Ridge Cemetery
- Amity Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Amity Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity Cemetery
- Gates Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Gates Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Cemetery
- Salem Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Salem Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem Cemetery
- Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Liberty Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Fulton.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #225460 <5>
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km] of the Spinks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Spinks Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Grove Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Dickinson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Dickinson is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickinson
- Fulton
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Fulton is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 242 people
- Whatley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Whatley is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whatley
- Nettleboro
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Nettleboro is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nettleboro
- Zimco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Zimco is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zimco
- Suggsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Suggsville is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suggsville
- Toddtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Toddtown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddtown
- Winn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Winn is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winn
- Walker Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Thomasville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Finchburg ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Finchburg is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finchburg
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Lower Peach Tree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Lower Peach Tree is located in Wilcox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Peach Tree
- Stave Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stave Creek is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stave Creek
- Jackson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Glover is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Salitpa
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Salitpa is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salitpa
- Alma
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Alma is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Atkeison
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Atkeison is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkeison
- Claiborne
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Claiborne is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claiborne
- Scratch Ankle
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Scratch Ankle is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scratch Ankle
- Gainestown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Gainestown is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainestown
- Barlow Bend
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Barlow Bend is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlow Bend
- Franklin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Franklin is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Campbell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Campbell is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
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 Spinks Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Clarke County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spinks Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Claiborne
- Grove Hill
- Lower Peach Tree
- Suggsville
- Thomasville
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 Spinks Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Clarke 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 Spinks Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #127188 (Spinks Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #127188 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: Clarke
- Est. Elev: 143 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Whatley
- Location given for Spinks Cemetery:
- Lat: 31.7204342 Lon: -87.7402766
- 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 Clarke, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Spinks 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. |