A visit to the Sulphur Springs 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 Sulphur Springs Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Sulphur Springs Cemetery:
34.4965, -85.6764
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Sulphur Springs Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Sulphur Springs Cemetery is located in DeKalb County<2>.
The county seat for DeKalb County is located in Fort Payne. Fort Payne lies just to the southwest of the Sulphur Springs Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Sulphur Springs Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 7 miles [11.3 km]<3> of the Sulphur Springs Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Sulphur Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Green Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- The Green Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Franklin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- The Franklin Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Cemetery
- Scott Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Scott Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scott Cemetery
- Fisher Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- The Fisher Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Cemetery
- Price Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- The Price Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Cemetery
- Whitehall Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- The Whitehall Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall Cemetery
- The Whitehall Cemetery has also been known as:
- White Hall Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #27051 <5>
- Smith Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Lankford Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Howards Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Antioch Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- The Antioch Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch Cemetery
- Green Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- The Green Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Glenwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- The Glenwood Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Cemetery
- Moore Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Moore Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Cemetery
- King Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The King Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Cemetery
- Davenport Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Davenport Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport Cemetery
- Hammack Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Hammack Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammack Cemetery
- Husky Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- The Husky Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Husky Cemetery
- Holly Spring Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Holly Spring Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Spring Cemetery
- Ellison Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Ellison Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellison Cemetery
- Valley Head Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Valley Head Cemetery is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Head Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 29 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Sulphur Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Sulphur Springs Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Alpine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Alpine is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Cordell ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cordell is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordell
- Fort Payne
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Douglas is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
- Valley Head
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Ridge is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Adamsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Adamsburg is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adamsburg
- Hammondville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hammondville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammondville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 485 people
- Chavies
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Chavies is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
- Snake Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Snake Creek is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Mentone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bankhead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bankhead is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bankhead
- Continue List (17 more) ...
- Sylvania
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sylvania is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sylvania
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,860 people
- Luna ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Luna is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luna
- Bootsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bootsville is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootsville
- Blanche
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Blanche is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanche
- Rainsville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Dog Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dog Town is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Sigsbee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sigsbee is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sigsbee
- Lickskillet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lickskillet is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Berry Springs ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Berry Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Springs
- Cloudland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Henagar
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kaolin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Kaolin is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaolin
- Shiloh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Shiloh is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
- Taft
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Taft is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
- New Moon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Moon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Moon
- Grover
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grover is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grover
- Menlo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Menlo is located in Chattooga County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Menlo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Menlo <6>
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 Sulphur Springs Cemetery. The following communities are located in DeKalb County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Sulphur Springs Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Fort Payne
- Rainsville
- Valley Head
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Sulphur Springs Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Alabama:
- Pages specific to DeKalb 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 Sulphur Springs Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #150541 (Sulphur Springs Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #150541 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: DeKalb
- Est. Elev: 298 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Fort Payne
- Location given for Sulphur Springs Cemetery:
- Lat: 34.4964751 Lon: -85.6763551
- 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 DeKalb, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sulphur Springs 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. |