A visit to the Spruce Pine 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 Spruce Pine Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Spruce Pine Cemetery:
34.3889, -87.7247
The Spruce Pine Cemetery is located in Franklin County<1>.
The county seat for Franklin County is located in Russellville. Russellville lies just to the north of the Spruce Pine Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Spruce Pine Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 5 miles [8 km]<2> of the Spruce Pine Cemetery.<3>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Spruce Pine Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Mt. Hebron Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Mt. Hebron Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Hebron Cemetery
- Phil Campbell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Dooley Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Allen Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mars Hill Community Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Sibley Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Sibley Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sibley Cemetery
- Steadham Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- The Steadham Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steadham Cemetery
- McWright Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Wingo Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Quinn Memorial Church of Christ Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Stone Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Stone Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Cemetery
- Wade Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Wade Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade Cemetery
- Brock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Brock Cemetery is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock Cemetery
- J.R. Swinney Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Mountain View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Watson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Blue Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rea Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
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]<2> of the Spruce Pine Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Spruce Pine Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Spruce Pine
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Phil Campbell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Churntown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rockwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Russellville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hackleburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Belgreen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hodges
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Haleyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Littleville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pebble
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Prebble ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Boar Tush
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Hope
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Hope is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Littleville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Slickrock Ford ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Camp Spring ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Camp Spring is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Spring
- Thornhill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Delmar
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mehama ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Avoca ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Avoca is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
- Burntout
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
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 Spruce Pine Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Franklin County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Spruce Pine Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Haleyville
- Phil Campbell
- Russellville
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 either 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 Spruce Pine Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to Franklin 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 Spruce Pine Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #136286 (Spruce Pine Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #136286 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: Franklin
- Est. Elev: 312 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Spruce Pine
- Location given for Spruce Pine Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.3884294 Lon: -87.7244747
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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- Spruce Pine Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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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