A visit to the Spratling 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 Spratling Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Spratling Cemetery:
32.7640, -85.4566
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Spratling Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Spratling Cemetery is located in Chambers County<2>.
The county seat for Chambers County is located in LaFayette. LaFayette lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Spratling Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Spratling Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Spratling Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Spratling Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Oak Bowery Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- St. Luke CME Church Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sturkie Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Sturkie Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturkie Cemetery
- Peace & Goodwill Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Gold Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Rock Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Smith - Willoughby Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Olive Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
- Maddox Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Caldwell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Boyds Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- The Boyds Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds Cemetery
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Antioch Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Union Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Robertson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- St. John UMC Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Midway Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- The Midway Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Cemetery
- The Midway Cemetery has also been known as:
- Midway UMC Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #24417 <5>
- Scott Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Simms Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Simms Cemetery is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms Cemetery
- Waverly Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mt. Traveler MB Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Mt. Sinai Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Sinai Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Sinai Cemetery
- Farmville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Farmville Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Farmville Cemetery is located in the vicinity of The Bottle
- Ross Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Ross Cemetery is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
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]<3> of the Spratling Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Spratling Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Boyds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Boyds is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyds
- The Bottle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- The Bottle is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Bottle
- Waverly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Waverly is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
- Gwen Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gwen Mill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gwen Mill
- Opelika
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cusseta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Blackman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Blackman is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackman
- LaFayette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Auburn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Camp Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Ridgewood Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Ridgewood Village is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgewood Village
- Chewacla
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Chewacla is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewacla
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Roxana
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roxana is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roxana
- Loachapoka
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dudleyville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Dudleyville is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dudleyville
- Slaughters ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Slaughters is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughters
- Huguley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Huguley is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huguley
- Chapel Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Chapel Hill is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Beauregard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Beauregard is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauregard
- Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Eady City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Eady City is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eady City
- Plant City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Plant City is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City
- Lanett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Penton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Penton is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penton
- Agricola
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Agricola is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agricola
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 Spratling Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Chambers County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spratling Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Auburn
- Camp Hill
- LaFayette
- Lanett
- Opelika
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 Spratling Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Chambers 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 Spratling Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #136089 (Spratling Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #136089 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: Chambers
- Est. Elev: 263 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Moorefield
- Location given for Spratling Cemetery:
- Lat: 32.7640187 Lon: -85.4566158
- 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 Chambers, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Spratling 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. |