A visit to the Springfield 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 Springfield Cemetery ...
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Springfield 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 Springfield Cemetery
Lat: 33.2132° (33° 12' 47")
Lon: -85.3161° (-85° 18' 57")
The Springfield Cemetery is located in Randolph County<2>.
The county seat for Randolph County is located in Wedowee. Wedowee lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the northwest of the Springfield Cemetery .
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 24 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km] of the Springfield Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Springfield Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Wehadkee Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Highway Ridge Memorial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highway Ridge Memorial Gardens
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highway Ridge Memorial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Highway Ridge Memorial Gardens is located in Randolph County
- Highway Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highway Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highway Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Highway Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Randolph Memory Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Randolph Memory Gardens
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Randolph Memory Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Randolph Memory Gardens is located in Randolph County
- Pittman Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pittman Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pittman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pittman Cemetery is located in Heard County (GA)
- Beulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beulah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Heard County (GA)
- Beulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beulah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Heard County (GA)
- Beulah Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beulah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Beulah Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Union Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Union Hill Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Cedarwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedarwood Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedarwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cedarwood Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Booger Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Booger Hill Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Booger Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Booger Hill Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Old Salem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Salem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Salem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Old Salem Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Lewis Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Lewis Cemetery is located in Heard County (GA)
- Brown Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brown Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Heard County (GA)
- Allen Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Allen Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Allen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Allen Cemetery is located in Heard County (GA)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Heard County (GA)
- Cooper Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Cooper Cemetery is located in Heard County (GA)
- Big Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Springs Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Big Springs Cemetery is located in Randolph County
- Adamson Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adamson Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adamson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Adamson Cemetery is located in Heard County (GA)
- Pleasant Grove Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Pleasant Grove Cemetery is located in Heard County (GA)
- Prospect Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prospect Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prospect Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Prospect Cemetery is located in Heard County (GA)
- Rooks - Lewis Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rooks - Lewis Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rooks - Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The Rooks - Lewis Cemetery is located in Heard County (GA)
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- The New Hope Cemetery is located in Heard County (GA)
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 27 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Springfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Springfield Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- High Shoals
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for High Shoals. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
- High Shoals is located in Randolph County
- Rock Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Mills
- Rock Mills is located in Randolph County
- Roanoke
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roanoke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
- Roanoke is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,940 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <7>
- O'Neals Crossroad
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Neals Crossroad
- O'Neals Crossroad is located in Heard County (GA)
- West
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for West. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
- West is located in Randolph County
- Glenn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- McCosh Mill ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCosh Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCosh Mill
- McCosh Mill is located in Chambers County
- Frolona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frolona
- Frolona is located in Heard County (GA)
- Corbin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Corbin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Corbin is located in Randolph County
- Peavy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavy
- Peavy is located in Randolph County
- Doublehead
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doublehead. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doublehead
- Doublehead is located in Chambers County
- Standing Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standing Rock
- Standing Rock is located in Chambers County
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Stroud
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stroud. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud
- Stroud is located in Chambers County
- Clackville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clackville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clackville
- Clackville is located in Chambers County
- Evansville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Evansville is located in Troup County (GA)
- Evansville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Evansville is located in Chambers County
- Wedowee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Red Level
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Level
- Red Level is located in Chambers County
- Woodland
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Riverside
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside
- Riverside is located in Heard County (GA)
- Sewell
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sewell. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewell
- Sewell is located in Randolph County
- Forester Chapel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Forester Chapel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester Chapel
- Forester Chapel is located in Randolph County
- Five Points
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Chambers County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Abbottsford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsford
- Abbottsford is located in Troup County (GA)
- Vernon ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vernon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
- Vernon is located in Troup County (GA)
- Franklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Ephesus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephesus
- Ephesus is located in Heard County (GA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
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 Springfield Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Randolph County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Springfield Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
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 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 Springfield Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Randolph County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
- About the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ...
- Although we don't have a link to the Springfield Cemetery
itself, you might be curious about the African Methodist Episcopal Church. See their website at:
- The African Methodist Episcopal Church
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 Springfield Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #1805735 (Springfield Cemetery)
- Note: GNIS record #1805735 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: Roanoke East
- County: Randolph Elev: 292
- Location given for GNIS #1805735 (Springfield Cemetery)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Randolph, 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- ) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point at the Springfield Cemetery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2132, Longitude: -85.3161 In this case, the coordinates for the Springfield 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> | 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. |
<7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |