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A visit to the Old Spring Hill 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 Old Spring Hill Cemetery ...

We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Old Spring Hill Cemetery:

30.7627, -86.9958

Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Old Spring Hill Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>

The Old Spring Hill Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County<2>.

The county seat for Santa Rosa County is located in Milton. Milton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest of the Old Spring Hill Cemetery .

Open a Google Map centered on the Old Spring Hill Cemetery.

List of nearby cemeteries ...

Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 21 that are within 14 miles [22.5 km] of the Old Spring Hill Cemetery.<4>

We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Old Spring Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first.

  • Chavers Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • The Chavers Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavers Cemetery
  • Allen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • The Allen Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Cemetery
  • Mitchell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • The Mitchell Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Cemetery
  • Sullivan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • The Sullivan Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sullivan Cemetery
  • Pine View Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • The Pine View Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine View Cemetery
  • Serenity Gardens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • The Serenity Gardens is located in Santa Rosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serenity Gardens
  • Walling Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • The Walling Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walling Cemetery
  • Pleasant Home Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • The Pleasant Home Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Home Cemetery
  • Magnolia Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • The Magnolia Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Cemetery
  • Ates Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • The Ates Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ates Cemetery
  • Crossroads Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • The Crossroads Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads Cemetery
  • Milton Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • The Milton Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton Cemetery
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Friendship Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Friendship Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship Cemetery
    • Welcome Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • The Welcome Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome Cemetery
      • The Welcome Cemetery has also been known as:
      • J.B. Watson Cemetery
      • New Elam Cemetery
    • Hickory Hammock Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Lewis Williams Memorial Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • The Lewis Williams Memorial Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Williams Memorial Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Lewis Williams Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<3> to the southeast of Milton.
      • The Lewis Williams Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Williams Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #72766 <5>
    • Concord Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • The Concord Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord Cemetery
    • Old Fidelis Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • The Old Fidelis Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Fidelis Cemetery
    • Strickland Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • The Strickland Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strickland Cemetery
    • Pine Level Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • The Pine Level Cemetery is located in Santa Rosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level Cemetery
    • New Canoe Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • The New Canoe Cemetery is located in Okaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canoe Cemetery

For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.

List of neighboring communities ...

The following 28 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Old Spring Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Old Spring Hill Cemetery, with the nearest first:

  • Milton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Milton is located in Santa Rosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,785 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <6>
  • Harold
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bagdad
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Galt City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Galt City is located in Santa Rosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt City
  • Pace
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Otahite ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Otahite is located in Okaloosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otahite
  • Holt
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jay
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jay is located in Santa Rosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <6>
  • Belandville ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Belandville is located in Santa Rosa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belandville
  • Baker
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Quintette
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Quintette is located in Escambia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quintette
  • Molino
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Riverview
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Riverview is located in Escambia County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
    • Cannon Town
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Cannon Town is located in Okaloosa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Town
    • Pollard
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Pollard is located in Escambia County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollard
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
    • McDavid
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • McDavid is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDavid
    • Pine Barren
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Pine Barren is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Barren
    • Gonzalez
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Gonzalez is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzalez
    • Ferry Pass
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Ferry Pass is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Pass
    • Bohemia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bohemia is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bohemia
    • Milligan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Century
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Roberts
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Roberts is located in Escambia County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
    • East Brewton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Cantonment
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Ensley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Olive
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Olive is located in Escambia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive
    • Flomaton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Flomaton is located in Escambia County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flomaton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,377 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Flomaton <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 Old Spring Hill Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Santa Rosa County.

More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Old Spring Hill Cemetery.

We've listed the following communities alphabetically.

  • Bagdad
  • Cantonment
  • Flomaton
  • Jay
    • Jay lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the Northwest (NW) of the Old Spring Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Jay.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
  • Milligan
  • Milton
    • Milton lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the South Southwest (SSW) of the Old Spring Hill Cemetery.
    • Jump to our list of Local Newspapers for Milton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Molino

Websites to help with your research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Old Spring Hill Cemetery:

  • Pages specific to Florida:
  • Pages specific to Santa Rosa 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 Old Spring Hill Cemetery:

    • Referenced GNIS Record ...
    • GNIS ID #288118  (Old Spring Hill Cemetery)
      • Note: In 2021, GNIS record #288118 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: Santa Rosa
      • Est. Elev: 11 (in feet)
      • Topo Map Name: Spring Hill
      • Location given for Old Spring Hill Cemetery:
      • Lat: 30.7626888     Lon: -86.9957979
      • 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 Florida's counties, including Santa Rosa, 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- Old Spring Hill 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.